PITTSBURGH -- Following a six-inning pitcher's duel on a wet, chilly Saturday night at PNC Park, the Pirates first took advantage of the Reds' mistakes. Then Jordan Luplow took advantage of a rare start, ripping a three-run homer -- his first in the Majors -- that led the Bucs to a 5-0 win.
Hitless in his first 12 at-bats in the Majors, Luplow ended that streak with an infield single in the second inning. The rookie outfielder came to the plate with two on and one out in the eighth inning against Wandy Peralta, swung at the first pitch he saw and launched it a Statcast-projected 390 feet to left-center field.