Pirates Crush Reds, Cruz Homers Twice

0:00On April 1st, Pittsburgh pirates smoked the Cincinnati Reds 8-3 on Tuesday night, powered by O'Neill Cruz, who smashed two homers and grabbed three hits with three RBI's. Ryan Ohern crushed a three-run shot, and he went back to back with Brian Reynolds in the second inning to jump ahead early. The pirates rookie starter Bubba Chandler went four in a third innings, striking out six but walking six. Cincinnati stayed hitless until the seventh, but they clawed back with consecutive homers from South Stewart and Ellie Dela Cruz offer lever hunter, Barco in the eighth, cutting it to six to three. Pirates manager Don Kelly got tossed in the eighth for drawing with the ump. That fire didn't face Pittsburgh, as Cruz added insurance with a two-run blast in the ninth off Pierce Johnson. Reds pitcher Brandon Williamson, back from Elbow surgery in his first big league start since September 1st, 2024, surrendered those. Back to back jacks early. Colonel Tomer tied him with Jason Bay for ninth on the pirate's all-time list at 139.

1:03Pirates roll into Wednesday with Paul Schien's on the mound, looking to bounce back, facing Cincinnati's Andrew Abbott, who threw six shutout frames last. Thursday. Salah Wynn keeps Pittsburgh rolling in the Queen City. That's the story for today, MLB News Today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.