Bailey Falter gave up four hits and had five strikeouts through seven innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates ended a four-game losing streak with a 1-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

TJ Friedl led Tuesday night’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates with a triple off the top of the PNC Park’s 21-foot high wall.

In many respects, Tuesday’s game was very similar to most of the ones that the Pittsburgh Pirates have played recently. They got great starting pitching while the hitting was almost entirely absent. In some other key areas,

The Cincinnati Reds' starting rotation has a 1.41 ERA over the last six games. But after Tuesday's 1-0 loss, the lineup has been shut out 8 times.

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds meet on Wednesday with the three-game series tied 1-1. Pittsburgh is 16-33 overall and 10-14 in home games. The Pirates have gone 5-1 in games when they scored at least five runs.

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Pirates sixth. Jared Triolo grounds out to third base, Santiago Espinal to Spencer Steer. Oneil Cruz walks. Andrew McCutchen hit by pitch. Bryan Reynolds singles to right field. Andrew McCutchen to second. Oneil Cruz scores. Joey Bart grounds out to shortstop. Bryan Reynolds out at second.

The Pittsburgh Pirates won't have one of their stars in the lineup against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park. Oneil Cruz isn't leading off or starting in center field vs. the Reds and will start on the bench.

Bryan Reynolds laces a single to right field, scoring Oneil Cruz and putting the Pirates on the board with a 1-0 lead in the 6th inning