Cincinnati Reds Fall to Paul Skenes and the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1
The Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 on Monday night in a game where all the breaks went against them.
Carson Spiers got his first start of 2024 and tossed six innings of four-run baseball. He allowed three runs in the first inning and battled back nicely thereafter, but the Reds bats couldn’t get anything going at the plate with Paul Skenes on the mound.The Reds got their only run on a Spencer Steer double in the first inning, with two outs. There were multiple opportunities for the Reds with Elly De La Cruz in scoring position, but they never even got him to third.
De La Cruz turned in an impressive game with three hits. Two of those hits came against Skenes’ splitter: A pitch that had been hit a grand total of three times before Monday. The Reds will look to get back in the win column Tuesday night as Nick Lodolo takes the hill against the Pirates Bailey Falter.Postgame Takeaways: Cincinnati Reds fall to Cleveland Guardians 5-3Watch: 16 Years Ago: Ken Griffey Jr. Hits Home Run No. 600Veteran Mike Ford Becomes Free Agent After Being Outrighted to Triple-AJeff has hosted the only daily podcast covering the Cincinnati Reds since 2018. He’s been a life long fan of the Reds. He was at Clinchmas and the 2015 Home Run Derby.
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