On Saturday, Andrew Heaney and the Pirates will take the mound against Andrew Abbott and the Reds in Cincinnati.

Saturday night on the border of Ohio and Kentucky, the Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field at Great American Ball Park for the second game of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati. The Reds came away with a narrow home win in the first game of the series taking control heading into this game. Brady Singer started the game and was credited with the win, his third of the season to stay undefeated. He threw 5.0 innings, allowing three earned runs on two hits with three strikeouts and three walks.

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Game Date: Saturday, Apr. 12, 2025

Game Time: 6:40 p.m. ET

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Indiana

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Cincinnati shot off to a hot start at the plate, getting all five of their runs in the first three innings. Spencer Steer grounded into a double play that scored Blake Dunn to get the scoring going. Jeimer Candelario blasted a two-run home run just two batters later to extend the lead. Elly De La Cruz scored the final run for Cincinnati in the third inning on an error. Adam Frazier also hit a two-run home run for Pittsburgh, but they couldn’t find the game-tying runs.

Pittsburgh will stay on the road and start pitcher Andrew Heaney on the mound. The left-hander is 0-0 this season through two starts. He has thrown 12 strikeouts in 12 innings with a 1.50 ERA and a 0.92 WHIP. His last start ended in a 5-4 extra-inning win against the New York Yankees. He threw seven innings, allowing one earned run on five hits with 10 strikeouts in an elite performance.

Andrew Abbott will make his 2025 season debut for Cincinnati on the mound at home in the second game of this season. The left-hander spent the first part of the season on the injured list and is now back and ready to go. He finished his 2024 campaign with a 10-10 record and a 3.72 ERA with 114 strikeouts over 138.0 innings.

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