Paul Skenes, Pirates plot to slow Reds' playoff push

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The final week of the season will feature one of baseball's best power pitching matchups when the Cincinnati Reds host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series.

The Reds will start Hunter Greene (7-4, 2.74 ERA) against the Pirates' Paul Skenes (10-10, 2.03) in a duel of right-handers.

Greene is coming off his firs