CINCINNATI — Three batters in, the game looked grim for Tyler Glasnow. The right-hander walked the first two, gave up Joey Votto’s homer and was lamenting another slow start.
Instead of giving in, he ended up getting his first win.
Josh Harrison hit a three-run homer — his third in two games — and Glasnow singled home a pair of runs during a six-run rally that swept the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 12-3 victory on Tuesday night, their first of the season over the Cincinnati Reds.
The Pirates had lost their four previous games against the Reds. They overcame that three-run deficit to end the drought, matching their season high for runs.
“The one thing I’ve found out after 26 games is we’re really interesting,” manager Clint Hurdle said. “I don’t know what’s going to happen, but I know I’m going to show up and watch it.”
Glasnow (1-1) steadied himself after a rough first inning that included three walks and 36 pitchesl.
“That’s been the theme of my starts this year,” Glasnow said. “I haven’t started out well, so I guess I’ve had a lot of practice at it.”
He settled down after the first inning and lasted six in all, giving up only two more hits.
“He was put in a spot where it was fight or flight, and he fought,” Hurdle said.
Glasnow also contributed to the fourth-inning comeback. The Reds intentionally walked Jordy Mercer to load the bases with two outs, and Glasnow singled up the middle off Scott Feldman (1-3) to put the Pirates ahead to stay.
Harrison followed Glasnow’s first hit of the season with his third homer in five at-bats for a 7-3 lead. The six-run inning was the biggest allowed by the Reds this season.
“Everything just really snowballed,” Feldman said. “The fourth inning got away from me. I had a chance to get out of it with one run, but the pitcher hits a bases-loaded grounder up the middle. I’ve got to do a better job, especially when the guys give me early runs.”
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