Oneil Cruz belted a two-run homer and five relievers combined for 4 1/3 scoreless innings to lead the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates past the Cincinnati Reds 4-2 on Tuesday night in Cincinnati.

Elly De La Cruz homered and went 3-for-4 for the Reds, who entered the night tied with the New York Mets for the third and final wild-card spot in the National League. Both teams had a one-game lead over Arizona.

Left-handed reliever Hunter Barco (1-0) made his major league debut for Pittsburgh (68-89), tossing a scoreless sixth inning to earn his first big league win. Dennis Santana tossed a scoreless ninth for his 15th save in 17 chances.

The Reds (80-77) hit into double plays to end each of the final three innings.

After hitting a batter in the first, Cincinnati starter Brady Singer (14-11) got

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