Cincinnati Reds at Pittsburgh Pirates

Mlodzinski has 10 Ks, Pirates draw 7 consecutive walks in 5-run 2nd inning in 17-7 win over Reds

The Pirates drew seven consecutive walks in their five-run second inning, tying the mark set by the Chicago White Sox (Aug. 28, 1909) and Atlanta Braves (May 25, 1983). Pittsburgh's first four runs in the inning came without putting a ball in play before Henry Davis grounded into an RBI force out to cap the inning and make it 10-3.

The Pirates set season highs for runs (17) and hits (19), and each of Pittsburgh’s starters in the lineup had at least one RBI.

Mlodzinski (2-2) gave up five runs, eight hits and walked two in 5 1/3 innings.

Ryan O’Hearn, Marcell Ozuna and Konnor Griffin each had an RBI double in the first inning and the Pirates led 5-2 going into the second.

O'Hearn and Ozuna had three RBI apiece and Griffin was 4 for 5 with a triple, a double and two RBI. Spencer Horwitz and Nick Gonzales each drove in two runs. Brandon Lowe walked four times, the most by a Pirates player this season, and scored three runs.

Cincinnati starter Rhett Lowder (3-2) allowed eight runs and five hits in 1 1/3 innings.

Will Benson and JJ Bleday each hit a home run for the Reds. Nathaniel Lowe went 2 for 4 with a double and three RBI.

The Pirates beat the Reds 9-1 in the series opener Friday to snap a five-game losing streak.

Up Next Cincinnati's Chase Burns (3-1, 2.65 ERA) is set to pitch Sunday opposite Braxton Ashcraft (1-2, 3.71) to conclude a three-game series.

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