"Rookie was good," Reds catcher Devin Mesoraco said. "We kind of weaved in and out of traffic there, but we never had a collision. We were able to piece our way through the game and maybe try to make a guy chase here and let's move on to the next guy."
Pirates starter Jameson Taillon, who came into the night with a 2.08 ERA in five starts, was knocked around for six earned runs and eight hits over his five innings with one walk and six strikeouts.