PITTSBURGH –– With the Cincinnati Reds best baserunner at second base and the National League’s leader in batting average at the plate, the 10th inning set up perfectly for the Reds on Wednesday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Reds second baseman Nick Senzel started the inning as the automatic runner at second base, and Reds left fielder Jesse Winker drove Senzel in with his first swing of the inning on a ground ball to left field. Winker’s RBI in the 10th led the Reds to a 5-1 win over the Pirates and a series victory.
Before extra innings, the Reds were one hit away from taking the lead in two different innings.