It took one pitch for Tyler Naquin to show the Cincinnati Reds’ hit parade was going to continue in their series finale against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Naquin thumped a 94-mph fastball over the left-field fence and became the first Reds player to hit leadoff homers in consecutive games since Eddie Milner on June 24-25, 1984.
That rest of the lineup continued its historic pace in an 11-4 victory to sweep the Pirates at Great American Ball Park, giving the Reds their fifth consecutive win. The Reds have scored more runs in the first six games of the season (57) than any Reds team in franchise history, topping the record held by the 1976 Big Red Machine team (51).