Dickerson's 2-run home run CINCINNATI -- Corey Dickerson has started the second half on a tear. After hitting a pair of home runs in Saturday's 6-2 win, the Pirates leadoff man started Sunday's game with a double and a home run in his first two at-bats.
Dickerson has now homered in four straight games and has a total of five home runs in that stretch with eight hits and seven RBIs. He slapped an elevated 0-2 fastball down the left-field line off Reds starter Matt Harvey in the first inning and later scored on a Gregory Polanco two-run homer. Dickerson demolished a 2-0 changeup from Harvey into the right-field seats for a two-run home run of his own in the second inning. The ball had an exit…
