Reds Keep Rolling, Sweep Pirates 11-4
By The Associated Press
CINCINNATI - Tyler Naquin hit another leadoff home run and the high-scoring Cincinnati Reds kept rolling, backing Luis Castillo to rout the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-4 for their fifth straight win.
The Reds have started a season 5-1 for the first time since 2016.
They outscored the Pirates 30-8 in the three-game series sweep.
Their 56 runs are the most in Reds franchise history through the first six games of a season.
The 1976 Big Red Machine scored 51 en route to a second straight championship.
Naquin hit a leadoff homer for the second straight day.
Nick Castellanos, Tyler Stephenson and Aristides Aquino also homered for the Reds.