PITTSBURGH — This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.
A pair of home runs backed an excellent start from Paul Skenes in the Pittsburgh Pirates’ 7-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on Thursday night.
Skenes (7-8) held the Reds (60-56) scoreless across six innings pitched. He allowed seven hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out eight.
The Pirates (50-66) put up a three-spot in the first inning, all of which came with two outs. Bryan Reynolds hit an opposite-field home run, and Reds starter Brady Singer walked the next three batters he faced. Jared Triolo then plated a pair with a base hit up the middle.
Spencer Horwitz extended the lead to 4-0 with an RBI single in the fourth inning. Oneil Cruz added another with an RBI groundout in the sixth.
Henry Davis belted a two-run home run off Reds reliever Brent Suter in the bottom of the seventh to put Pittsburgh ahead 7-0.
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