A rivalry that has grown increasingly heated in past years is set to resume this weekend when the Pittsburgh Pirates visit Great American Ball Park to take on the Reds for a three-game series. Every time these two teams tangle, there seems to be some sort of fireworks and tempers finally boiled over on August 2 of last season, when the benches cleared and three players were ejected.
For that reason alone, this will be an interesting series to watch, but adding to the intrigue is that both teams are undefeated (3-0) heading into the series and are averaging more than five runs per game.