Pirates Crush Reds, Cruz Homers 3 Times

0:00It's April 1st. You're listening to MLB News today, AI-powered baseball coverage. I'm Cory with the story. Pittsburgh Pirates just took the three-game series from the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-3 victory on Wednesday. O'Neill Crews crushed a three-run homer, his third and two games, while Paul Schienes locked it down, giving up just one run over five innings to snack his. First, win. Brian Reynolds kept the bats hot with a two-run homer, and Nick Gonzalez kept it with a two-run double in the ninth to blow it open. Crews owned the series, going five for 13 with three homers and six RBI's. He smashed nine in 19 games as Cincinnati. Schienes bounced back strong after a brutal season opener against the Mets, striking out five and snapping the Reds 31 innings Corleas streak. Against him, Reds starter Andrew Ava couldn't hold early, and Eugenio Suarez sparked hope with a pinch-hit two-run shot in the sixth, but Pittsburgh loaded the force present, bases and pushed across more runs to lead, four to one. Pirates head home Friday for their opener against Baltimore

1:06with Mitch Keller on the mound, while Reds kick off a seven-game road trip at Texas spacing. Brady Singer momentum with Pittsburgh now.