PITTSBURGH — Jack Suwinski didn’t need to dig around in his suitcase to locate the red-hot bat that played a big role on the Pirates’ recent road trip. Connor Joe, same deal.
In fact, all of the ingredients that’ve made this start to the season so special for the local club seemed to arrive home safe, sound and functional after seven games in St. Louis and Colorado.
Fresh off scoring 33 runs in three days at Coors Field, the Pirates kept right on bopping, as Joe and Suwinski clobbered back-to-back home runs in the first inning, the offense offering just enough to support a terrific outing from Roansy Contreras in a 4-3 win against the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park.