On Friday night, the Pittsburgh Pirates kicked off a 10-game homestand by starting a three-game weekend series against the Cincinnati Reds. In Friday night’s game something happened that had not occurred in nearly a month – the Pirates won their second consecutive baseball game.
With a 3-2 victory over the Reds the Pirates have now won consecutive games for the first time since May 16th and 17th. The victory also pulled the Pirates back to within one game of .500 on the season at 34-35.
The Pirates got a strong start from Chad Kuhl, overcame some defensive miscues, and did just enough on offense to get the victory on Friday.