Henry Davis hits two homers, Pirates pound Reds 9‑1

PITTSBURGH (Interstat) — Henry Davis homered in consecutive innings and Mitch Keller pitched seven strong innings as the Pittsburgh Pirates routed the Cincinnati Reds 9-1 on Friday night at PNC Park, snapping a five-game losing streak.

Davis hit a solo shot in the fourth to make it 4-0 and added a two-run drive in the fifth for an 8-0 lead. Bryan Reynolds tripled in the third and later scored, and Marcell Ozuna also homered in the fifth. Keller (3-1) allowed one earned run on three hits while striking out six over seven innings. Brady Singer (2-2) took the loss.

The Pirates piled up 12 hits and scored in four innings, plating four in the fifth. Cincinnati managed only three hits and scored its lone run in the sixth on a groundout. The Pirates improved to 17-16, while the Reds fell to 20-12.

Attendance was 13,442, and the game lasted 2 hours, 41 minutes.