Pirates starter Jameson Taillon, who came into the night with a 2.08 ERA in five starts, was knocked around for six earned runs and eight hits over his five innings with one walk and six strikeouts. The Reds took a 3-0 lead on Eugenio Suarez's three-run homer to left field with two outs in the first inning. In the fourth inning, Billy Hamilton's first homer of the season was also a three-run shot -- pulled to right field for a 6-0 lead. Devin Mesoraco's homer to left field against Trevor Williams in the sixth made it a seven-run game.
Cutch homers, but Taillon struggles in loss
