The Cincinnati Reds (63-67) beat the Pittsburgh Pirates (61-68) 10-2 on Saturday night.
Jake Woodford is the type of pitcher that the Reds should be able to hit, entering the game 0-6 with an ERA over six.
They did just that. TJ Friedl got the scoring started in the first with a single that scored Elly De La Cruz. Spencer Steer followed with a two-RBI double to make it a 3-0 Reds' lead. The Reds weren't done yet. Ty France hit a sacrifice fly to extend the Reds' lead to four.De La Cruz got in on the action with an RBI single to give the Reds a 6-2 lead.
The Reds played add-on in the sixth when De La Cruz doubled home Jonathan India and Tyler Stephenson singled home De La Cruz to make it a 10-2 ballgame.Rookie Julian Aguiar made his second start in the majors and he didn't disappoint. Aguiar tossed six innings, allowing just two runs on three hits. He walked two and struck out four.
Casey Kelly, son of Louisville Bats' Manager Pat Kelly, came on in relief of Aguiar and pitched three innings without allowing a baserunner. He recorded his first-ever big league save.Tyler Stephenson extended his hitting streak to nine games and has an RBI in four straight games.The Reds are 39-16 when allowing three runs or less.
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