CINCINNATI (Interstat) — Nick Lodolo struck out 12 over 6 1/3 dominant innings as the Cincinnati Reds edged the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Thursday afternoon at Great American Ball Park. Lodolo allowed just two hits and no earned runs before a crowd of 24,249.

The Reds scored both runs in the fifth inning. TJ Friedl doubled and later scored on a single by Noelvi Marte, who then came home on Gavin Lux’s RBI single. The Pirates managed only three hits, scoring their lone run in the eighth when Spencer Horwitz doubled and came home on a groundout. Emilio Pagán earned his 30th save for Cincinnati. The Pirates fell to 69-90, while the Reds improved to 81-78.