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Pirates Preview: Bucs have their hands full as they try to salvage series

Cardinals Pirates Baseball Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski delivers during the first inning of a baseball game against the St. Louis Cardinals in Pittsburgh, Monday, April 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar) (Gene J. Puskar/AP)

This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

Stop me if you heard this before, but the Pittsburgh Pirates’ bats were one again quiet in a 5-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday night.

Andrew Heaney had one bad inning in which he allowed a grand slam to Reds star Elly De La Cruz that proved too much to overcome.

The Pirates (5-10), who reside in the cellar of the division, will try and salvage their series against the Reds (7-8) on Sunday afternoon.

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