Will the Reds (or the Pirates) ever return this weekend’s series to prominence?

Each of the St. Louis Cardinals, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Cincinnati Reds are idle on Thursday. That guarantees that when the Pirates face the Reds in the first game of their weekend series beginning on Friday, the two clubs will be tied for last place in the National League Central.

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