Subpar defensive play in the seventh inning proved to be fatal Thursday night and resulted in the Pittsburgh Pirates settling for a split of their doubleheader with the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ballpark.
The host Reds took advantage of several miscues in the seventh that turned a 1-1 tie into a 5-1 lead, and that’s the way it ended.
The defensive lapses ruined a solid start from Bryce Wilson, who gave up just one run and five hits in his first six innings of work before his defense betrayed him in the seventh.