Helping spoil not only the Pirates' hopes of securing home-field rights for the Wild Card Game but also the final regular-season start of A.J. Burnett's career, Todd Frazier capped a two-run first with an RBI double and Adam Duvall added a solo homer in the seventh.
Finnegan dominated the Pirates, holding them to three hits in a career-long six innings, striking out six while walking two. He had also been the last Cincinnati starter to win, in Milwaukee on Sept. 18.
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Votto's streak ends: Joey Votto's streak of reaching safely ended at 48 games, leaving him tied with Pete Rose for the franchise record.