Six home runs flew out of Great American Ball Park off the bats of Cincinnati Reds (28-26) hitters, and the home team needed every bit of that muscle to score an 11-9 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates (23-31) in the opening game of a three-game series between National League Central Division rivals.
That was the result today as Strat-O-Matic games of Glen Head, N.Y., continued its announced plan to simulate the entire 2020 Major League Baseball season on a day-by-day basis for as long as actual game play is on hold.