Pirates 5, Reds 2

October 4th, 2009 Phillips drives in 3, Reds beat Pirates 6-0CINCINNATI — Brandon Phillips — the last man standing in Cincinnati's season of unending injuries — drove in three runs, and Homer Bailey shut out Pittsburgh for six innings on Sunday, setting up a 6-0 victory as the NL Central's two more forlorn franchises ended the season together. The Pirates finished their 17th straight losing season, while the Reds ended their ninth in a row.

October 3rd, 2009 Votto, Rolen homer to help Reds beat PiratesCINCINNATI — Joey Votto homered and drove in three runs and Scott Rolen homered and the Cincinnati Reds took advantage of Zach Duke's control problems for an 8-4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night. Johnny Cueto rebounded from a rough first inning for the win.

September 24th, 2009 Not many watch as Reds beat Pirates 4-1PITTSBURGH — Bronson Arroyo limited Pittsburgh to one run over seven innings and the Cincinnati Reds completed their second sweep of the plummeting Pirates in less than a month, winning 4-1 on Thursday to push the Pirates closer to a 100-loss season. Joey Votto had a two-run double following Drew Sutton's RBI double in a four-run third inning against Charlie Morton (4-9) as the Reds won their eighth in a row against the last-place Pirates.

September 24th, 2009 G-20, bad teams hold down PNC Park crowdPITTSBURGH — The Reds and Pirates have played before one of the smallest crowds in PNC Park history, when downtown Pittsburgh was virtually empty because of the G-20 summit. Thursday's paid attendance was 15,892 — well above PNC Park's all-time low of 8,201 on April 25, 2007, for an Astros-Pirates game — but the actual turnout was about 2,500.

September 23rd, 2009 Votto's 4 hits help Reds send Pirates to lossPITTSBURGH — Joey Votto went 4 for 5 and scored three runs, Homer Bailey allowed two runs in six innings and the Cincinnati Reds continued the Pittsburgh Pirates' losing ways with a 12-2 win Wednesday night. Brandon Phillips, Scott Rolen, Jay Bruce, Laynce Nix and Corky Miller each had two RBIs for the Reds, who have won seven of nine.

September 22nd, 2009 Pirates clinch last place in 10-4 loss to RedsPITTSBURGH — Scott Rolen had three hits and three RBIs, Joey Votto had three doubles and scored three runs and the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh 10-4 on Tuesday night, clinching the Pirates' third straight last-place finish in the NL Central. Pittsburgh (56-93) lost for the 21st time in 24 games, the Pirates' worst stretch since they lost 24 of 28 from July 13-Aug.

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September 1st, 2009 Reds activate RHP Cueto, put OF Nix on DLCINCINNATI — Johnny Cueto has been activated from the disabled list to start the second game of the Cincinnati Reds' doubleheader against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Cueto hadn't pitched since Aug.

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August 31st, 2009 Reds beat Pirates 4-3 before empty seatsCINCINNATI — Darnell McDonald scored from third base on Jesse Chavez's wild pitch with two outs in the ninth inning Monday, giving the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sparsely attended first game of a day-night doubleheader. McDonald singled with one out in the ninth off Chavez (0-4), who gave up a pair of hits and then bounced a pitch that skipped through catcher Jason Jaramillo.

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August 23rd, 2009 Shades of '79 as Pirates beat Reds 12-2PITTSBURGH — Ryan Doumit homered, doubled and drove in three runs to give Zach Duke some unaccustomed run support and the Pittsburgh Pirates pushed Cincinnati into last place in the NL Central by winning 12-2 on Saturday night. After honoring 22 members of the World Series-winning 1979 Pirates before the game, a team headed for the franchise's 17th consecutive losing season turned back the clock — if only for one night — with '79-like power, pitching and defense to win its fifth in a row.

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August 22nd, 2009 Pirates' Morton rebounds to shut down Reds 5-2PITTSBURGH — Charlie Morton pitched into the seventh inning after a disastrous start in his previous outing and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Friday night for their fourth straight victory. Garrett Jones and Lastings Milledge homered for the Pirates, who were in a 1-12 slide before their winning streak.