The Pittsburgh Pirates had no problems on Thursday night as they defeated the Cincinnati Reds by the score of 7-1. The Pirates had good innings in the third, fourth, and fifth innings as they scored six of the the runs in the middle of the game.
Xavier Nady and Jason Bay both hit home runs for the Pirates. Nady a solo shot in the fifth inning, and Bay a two run shot in the fourth inning. Freddy Sanchez, Jack Wilson, and Jason Michaels all had one rbi in the game for the Pirates. Everyone did a pretty good job keeping the pressure on the Reds pitching staff.
Phil Dumatrait pitched seven innings and only allowed two hits and one run as he picked up the win. Dumatrait is now on the season. John Grabow pitched a scoreless ninth before Matt Capps pitched the ninth inning. Capps did give up a solo home run to Brandon Phillips in the ninth inning.
In the end it was a good productive win for the Pirates as the improved their record to 25-28.
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