The Pittsburgh Pirates might be one of the top stories in baseball, and the visiting Cincinnati Reds are just their latest victims.

Pittsburgh beat the Reds 4-2 on Friday night, giving the Pirates victories in the first two games of the four-game series. The Pirates have won five straight overalland six of their past seven.

"Winning five in a row is difficult," said Derek Shelton, who has his first streak of that length as Pirates manager. Pittsburgh had not won five in a row since mid-April 2019.