Reds-Pirates rain-delayed game resumes
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The same question keeps getting asked. "What's wrong with Paul Skenes?" But the Pirates and opponents are telling a different story.
Cincinnati Reds manager Terry Francona on Brady Singer's tough start, loss to Pirates, Elly De La Cruz (ankle), Eugenio Suárez (wrist) injury scares.
Just when it looked like the Pirates might enjoy some late-inning magic, more pain arrived in the form of their latest bullpen struggles. Esmerlyn Valdez delivered a pinch-hit homer to give the Pirates a one-run lead in the eighth,
Ryan O'Hearn hit a pair of home runs and Esmerlyn Valdez homered for the third consecutive game to lead the host Pittsburgh Pirates to a 9-4 win over ​the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday afternoon.
The Pittsburgh Pirates ace has had an interesting season so far.
Ryan O'Hearn's two home runs, including a three-run homer in the bottom of the 8th inning fuels the Pirates' 9-4 victory over the Reds
The Cincinnati Reds could not make it a sweep after dropping the series finale to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Sunday.
