Saturday, July 21st, 2018 6:10PM CST
The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Reds with a final score of 6 to 2 on Saturday, extending their win streak to a season-high eight consecutive games. Contributing to the victory, Corey Dickerson connected for two home runs, each coming on the very first pitch. Rookie pitcher Nick Kingham pitched six innings without allowing a single run and also drove in two runs for the Pirates, managing to overcome yet another rain delay during the game in Cincinnati.
Date: Saturday, July 21st, 2018
Time: 6:10PM CST
Stadium: Great American Ball Park
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Attendance: 23,244
| Innings: | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIN |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
PIT |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |

Doubles: Peraza (16, Kingham); Duvall (16, Vázquez)
Home Runs: Casali (2, 7th inning off Kingham 1 on, 1 Out)
Runs Batted In: Casali 2 (4)
Ground Into Double Play: Votto
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 0-5 (Barnhart 0-1, Gennett 0-1, Hamilton 0-1, Suárez 0-1, Votto 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Gennett 1; Hamilton 1; Suárez 1

Wild Pitches: Crockett; Hughes
Intentional Walks: Mercer (By DeSclafani)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: DeSclafani 14/20; Crockett 2/3; Lorenzen 3/6; Garrett 0/3; Hughes 3/5; Iglesias 3/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: DeSclafani 12-9-10-12; Crockett 3-0-1-2; Lorenzen 4-3-2-5; Garrett 1-4-1-2; Hughes 2-0-3-5; Iglesias 1-2-1-3
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: DeSclafani 2-4; Crockett 0-1; Lorenzen 2-1; Garrett 0-2; Hughes 2-1; Iglesias 3-0
Game Scores: A DeSclafani 43

Assists: Duvall (Marte at 2nd base)

Doubles: Polanco (22, DeSclafani); Bell (22, DeSclafani); Díaz (9, Crockett); Mercer (23, Lorenzen)
Home Runs: Dickerson 2 (10, 3rd inning off DeSclafani 0 on, 2 Out; 5th inning off DeSclafani 0 on, 0 Out)
Runs Batted In: Dickerson 2 (40), Bell (47), Kingham 2 (4)
2-out Runs Batted In: Dickerson
Sacrifice Hit: Mercer
Team Left On Base: 7
Team Runners Left In Scoring Position: 2-9 (S. Rodríguez 0-1, Kingham 1-2, Dickerson 0-1, Bell 1-1, Díaz 0-1, Freese 0-1, Marte 0-1, Moran 0-1)
Runners Left In Scoring Position With 2 Outs: Dickerson 1; Kingham 2; Marte 1; Moran 1

Hit By Pitch: Casali (By Vázquez)
First-pitch strikes/Batters Faced: Kingham 16/25; Santana 1/3; Crick 1/3; Vázquez 3/5
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikes: Kingham 13-8-12-19; Santana 1-1-1-2; Crick 1-3-6-1; Vázquez 1-4-3-2
Ground Balls-Fly Balls: Kingham 7-9; Santana 0-1; Crick 0-1; Vázquez 0-1
Game Scores: N Kingham 58

Double Plays: 1 (S. Rodríguez-Mercer-Bell)
Errors: Kingham (3, throw)

Stolen Bases: Dickerson (6, 2nd base off Lorenzen/Casali)
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