The Pirates and Reds will open their season series on Friday evening with the first of a three game set in Cincinnati. Both teams, while perhaps in different directions in terms of expectations for the 2016 season, are both sitting at the same spot at 3-0 following sweeps in their Opening Series'. This will be the first of 19 games that the two clubs will play against each other this season.
Francisco Liriano will attempt to build on his impressive Opening Day start against the Cardinals. In that start Liriano struck out ten, and didn't allow a run.