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Cincinnati Drops Pittsburgh 9-5 - Match Report
Joey Votto swatted 2 round trippers and drove in 3 runs as his Reds defeated Pittsburgh 9-5 at Great American Ball Park.
Bettors who backed the Reds were rewarded as -151 favorites at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 9.5.
Cincinnati got 2 innings from Michael Lorenzen, who gave up 0 earned runs on 0 hits, while striking out 1. Luis Cessa earned the victory, while the Reds got 3 RBIs from Nick Castellanos in the win.
Pittsburgh got a 3-inning outing from Dillon Peters in the loss. He gave up 4 earned runs, 2 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Ben Gamel had 2 hits in the loss for the Pirates.
The battle of the bats favored Cincinnati as they had 11 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 8.