Bailey Falter and a pair of Pirates’ relievers combined to throw a five-hit shutout of the Reds. Falter went seven innings allowing four of the five hits while striking out five to earn his third win of the season. The win snapped a four-game losing streak for the Bucs and a five-game winning streak for the Reds.

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A day after snapping a four-game losing streak, the Pittsburgh Pirates will try to string together back-to-back wins for the first time in nearly a month when they host the Cincinnati Reds in the rubber match of a three-game series on Wednesday afternoon.