CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH

REDS AND PIRATES

WHEN: 1:35 PM ET, Saturday, April 6, 2019
WHERE: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

The Cincinnati Reds have been shut out three straight times as they look to halt a six-game losing streak when they visit the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday afternoon. The offensive issues continued when Pittsburgh posted a 2-0 win on Friday, marking the fourth time Cincinnati has been blanked during its skid.

The Pirates have recorded three straight shutout victories over the Reds as they enter the second contest of their three-game series. Cincinnati has recorded just 13 hits during the stretch and was limited to three in Friday's contest - two doubles and one single. Jung Ho Kang laced a run-scoring double in the seventh inning to snap a scoreless tie and Adam Frazier added an RBI double in the eighth. The Reds have gone 28 consecutive frames without scoring a run and offseason acquisitions Matt Kemp (1-for-16) and Yasiel Puig (3-for-24) are among the players off to anemic starts.

TV: 1:35 p.m. ET, FS Ohio (Cincinnati), AT&T SportsNet-Pittsburgh

PITCHING MATCHUP: Reds RH Tanner Roark (0-0, 6.23 ERA) vs. Pirates RH Trevor Williams (1-0, 0.00)

Roark came away with a no-decision in his first start after he gave up three runs and six hits over 4 1/3 innings against Milwaukee. The 32-year-old allowed three runs during a 37-pitch first inning before settling down and retiring 10 of the final 13 batters he faced. Roark is 3-1 with a 4.70 ERA in seven career appearances (four starts) against the Pirates.

Williams blanked the Reds on three hits over six innings while winning his first start. He struck out six and walked one in the outing, throwing 59 of his 80 pitches for strikes. Williams, who turns 27 later this month, is 4-1 with a 3.20 ERA in nine appearances (six starts) against Cincinnati.

WALK-OFFS

1. The Reds have scored a major league-low 11 runs in their first seven games.

2. Pittsburgh placed RHP Kyle Crick (triceps) on the 10-day injured list and recalled OF Jason Martin from Triple-A Indianapolis.

3. Cincinnati OFs Scott Schebler (1-of-21) and Jesse Winker (1-of-19) join Kemp and Puig in being cold at the plate.

PREDICTION: Pirates 3, Reds 1