PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Mitch Keller pitched seven innings of three-hit ball, Henry Davis hit his first two home runs of the season and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a five-game losing streak with a 9-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at PNC Park before 13,442 fans.

Keller, who entered with a 2-1 record, allowed one earned run, walked one and struck out six. He retired the first seven batters he faced and did not allow a hit until the third inning. The right-hander threw 97 pitches, 66 for strikes, and lowered his ERA to 3.15. Keller has now won three consecutive decisions after a win at Milwaukee on April 25 and a victory over Tampa Bay on April 19.

The Reds managed only three hits off Keller and the Pittsburgh bullpen. Brady Singer took the loss for Cincinnati, falling to 2-2. Singer allowed eight runs on seven hits and three walks over five innings while striking out three. It was the shortest outing of the season for Singer, who had allowed two or fewer earned runs in four of his previous five starts.

Davis provided the biggest offensive spark for Pittsburgh. The catcher hit a solo home run to center field in the fourth inning that pushed the Pirates’ lead to 4-0. In the fifth, he connected on a two-run drive to left field that capped a four-run inning and made it 8-0. It was the second career two-homer game for Davis, who entered the game batting .154. He also drew a walk and scored three runs.

Bryan Reynolds opened the scoring for Pittsburgh in the first inning with a solo home run to center, his fourth of the season. Reynolds added a run-scoring triple in the third inning that scored Henry Davis, who had walked to lead off the frame. Reynolds finished with two hits and two RBIs.

Marcell Ozuna also homered for the Pirates, a two-run shot in the fifth inning that gave Pittsburgh a 6-0 lead. Ozuna drove Nick Gonzales, who had walked, with his third home run of the season. Ozuna finished with one hit and two RBIs.

The Pirates broke the game open with a four-run fifth inning. After Ozuna’s homer, Konnor Griffin singled and Davis followed with his second homer. The inning also included a challenge from the Pirates that overturned a called third strike on Oneil Cruz, but Cruz was later called out on strikes on the next pitch.

Pittsburgh added a run in the sixth when Griffin drew a bases-loaded walk to force in Ryan O’Hearn. The Pirates scored one run in the first, two in the third, one in the fourth, four in the fifth and one in the sixth.

The Reds scored their lone run in the sixth inning. TJ Friedl led off with a double to center, moved to third on a groundout by Matt McLain and scored on a groundout by Elly De La Cruz. Friedl had two of Cincinnati’s three hits, including the double. Spencer Steer had the other hit, a single in the seventh.

Cincinnati threatened only once after the first inning. In the third, Friedl singled with two outs and moved to third on an error by second baseman Brandon Lowe, but McLain struck out to end the inning. The Reds had just one hit in the first five innings.

Pittsburgh’s bullpen held Cincinnati scoreless over the final two innings. Evan Sisk pitched a perfect eighth with two strikeouts. Justin Lawrence worked a perfect ninth.

Several Reds relievers also pitched well after Singer departed. Sam Moll got the final two outs of the fifth inning. Luis Mey pitched a scoreless sixth. Jose Trevino worked a scoreless seventh. Pierce Johnson pitched the eighth and allowed one run on two hits.

The loss snapped Cincinnati’s two-game winning streak. The Reds had taken two of three from Colorado to close April and entered the game with a 20-11 record, the best in the National League Central. Pittsburgh fell to 17-16 after losing five straight, including a four-game sweep at the hands of the St. Louis Cardinals earlier in the week.

The game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.

The two teams continue their three-game series Saturday afternoon at PNC Park. The Reds then travel to Chicago to play the Cubs in a four-game set beginning Monday. Pittsburgh hosts the Reds again Sunday before beginning a road trip to Arizona and San Francisco next week.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Cincinnati 7, Pittsburgh 4. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Cincinnati with a 50.90 percent probability to win. Cincinnati had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 10 went under the over/under line of 8.