CINCINNATI (AP) - Rodolfo Castro hit a three-run homer and an RBI single, and the Pittsburgh Pirates completed a four-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with a 10-4 victory on Wednesday.
Rookie Oneil Cruz connected for a two-run drive, helping last-place Pittsburgh to its first four-game win streak since mid-July. Ke'Bryan Hayes had three of the Pirates' 12 hits.
It was Pittsburgh's first four-game series sweep in Cincinnati since July 11-14, 1991.
Kyle Farmer and Austin Romine homered for the lowly Reds, who have dropped six in a row. Nick Lodolo (4-6) struck out 11 while working 6 1/3 innings of three-run ball.
Pittsburgh broke it open with four runs in the ninth against Luke Farrell. Michael Chavis had the big blow, a two-run single that made it 9-3.
Tyler Beede (2-5) got six outs for the win in relief of Roansy Contreras. Miguel Yajure pitched three innings for his first career save.
Cincinnati jumped in front on Spencer Steer's RBI single in the second, but Pittsburgh went ahead to stay on Castro's ninth homer in the third. Castro also hit a three-run shot during the Pirates' 6-3 win in the series opener Monday night.
Hayes made it 4-2 when he singled home Greg Allen in the seventh, and Cruz went deep against Joel Kuhnel in the eighth.
Lodolo allowed six hits in his first loss this month. The rookie left-hander was 1-0 with a 1.29 ERA in his previous two starts.
He became the first Cincinnati pitcher with back-to-back games with at least 11 strikeouts and no walks.
Contreras yielded one run and three hits in four innings in his shortest start since he recorded five outs in a 19-2 loss to Milwaukee on July 1.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Pirates: 2B Kevin Newman tumbled over the tarp and into the seats down the first base line in the ninth. He left the game after being checked out by a trainer.
Reds: OF Jake Fraley, hit in the head by a pitch in the first game of Tuesday's doubleheader, was undergoing further testing. He could play this weekend if he passes, manager David Bell said. ... RHP Hunter Greene (right shoulder), sidelined since Aug. 5, is scheduled to start one of the games in Saturday's doubleheader at St. Louis.
UP NEXT
Pirates: RHP JT Brubaker (3-11, 4.36 ERA) is scheduled to make his team-leading 27th start of the season Thursday at the New York Mets.
Reds: RHP Chase Anderson (0-3, 9.00 ERA) is 2-4 with a 3.82 ERA in 13 career starts against the Cardinals going into Thursday's first game of a five-game series at St. Louis.
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