Fresh after an off-day, and fresh off losing their [insert large number with a ‘th’ after it] consecutive series when they mattered most, the Cincinnati Reds rolled into Pittsburgh to face the last-place Pirates for the first of nine contests between the two in the final three weeks of this season.
They promptly got trounced early, surrendering an immediate lead in the Bottom of the 1st and one that grew to 6-0 by the time starter Wade Miley left the bump.
Not even a mid-game rally could dig them out of that hole, though their 4-run Top of the 6th ended their 20-inning scoreless streak.