Santiago Espinal's homer lifts Reds past Pirates

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Santiago Espinal hit a two-run homer and Nick Lodolo tossed seven strong innings to win his fifth consecutive start as the visiting Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Tuesday.

Lodolo (8-2) allowed one run on four hits with no walks and eight strikeouts. Fernando Cruz pitched a scoreless eighth inning before Alexis Diaz retired the Pirates in order in the n