During the 21-10 roll the Reds took into the All-Star Break, the starting pitching wasn’t always great. But it kept the Reds in the game nearly every night.
It didn’t do that in the first game out of the break.
Rookie right-hander Tyler Mahle allowed six runs on eight hits over six innings in an 12-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates before a crowd of 20,726 on a rainy night at Great American Ball Park.
Rain delayed the game for two hours and 55 minutes before the start, and it was played in a steady downpour.