Losers of a bajillion games in a row, the Pirates send Joe Musgrove (7-9, 4.29) to the mound at 7:05 p.m. on Tuesday in Cincinnati, faced by Reds’ right-hander Tanner Roark (6-6, 3.95)
This is Roark’s first season in Cincinnati after five full years with the Washington Nationals, acquired in a December 2018 trade for reliever Tanner Rainey.
The durable Roark, who has never been on a major league disabled list, will be making his 21st start. This year, as in most previous, his two-seam fastball has averaged 92 mph, with which he mixes in a slider, curve and change.