Reds hope to get on track at home versus Pirates

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09/10/2010 - (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - If a return home isn't enough to fix the Cincinnati Reds, then perhaps a visit from the woeful Pittsburgh Pirates will do the trick. Tonight, the Reds will try to stop a five-game losing streak when they begin a three-game set with the Pirates at Great American Ball Park.

Cincinnati has won its last four and eight of its last nine in the Queen City and has also dominated the Pirates there, taking 11 of the last 14 meetings. The Pirates have also dropped 15 of 16 away from home.

However, Cincinnati returns home after a miserable road trip that saw it go just 1-6 with losses in the final five games, including a 6-5 defeat to the Colorado Rockies on Thursday. Drew Stubbs hit a two-run home run while Ramon Hernandez went 3-for-4 with an RBI and a run scored for the Reds, who lost their 10th straight game in Colorado and fell to the Rockies for the 19th time in their last 22 tries.

"I don't think we've won a game here in two years," said Cincinnati manager Dusty Baker. "It's just a strange string of events that have happened here to make things turn against us."

The Reds actually led 5-0 on Thursday only to see the Rockies score six unanswered runs with the deciding tally coming on a straight steal of home by pinch-runner Chris Nelson.

Travis Wood was charged with three runs on five hits with a pair of walks and six strikeouts over five innings. Nick Masset (3-4) was on the hill at the time of the steal and was handed the loss.

"It's one of those things you think will never happen, and it happened," said Masset. "It's embarrassing. It's something that shouldn't have happened. It's something I take complete fault for."

Thanks to the slide, Cincinnati has seen its lead over St. Louis in the NL Central fall to five games. Another loss tonight would give the Reds their first six-game losing streak since an eight-game skid July 28-Aug. 4, 2009.

Hoping to get the Reds back on track tonight will be right-hander Homer Bailey, who is a perfect 5-0 against the Pirates with a 1.57 earned run average in five starts. Bailey tossed a four-hit shutout the last time he faced them back on May 12.

Bailey, though, is winless in his last three starts after falling in St. Louis on Sunday, as he was hit for four runs and five hits in six innings. He is 3-3 on the year and has allowed 13 runs in his last three starts spanning 17 1/3 innings to raise his ERA to 5.00.

Pittsburgh, meanwhile, will counter with left-hander Paul Maholm, who has lost his last five decisions. Maholm was charged with the loss on Saturday against Washington, which battered him for seven runs and nine hits in just 4 1/3 innings.

Maholm, who is 6-4 lifetime versus the Reds, has lost seven of his last eight decisions and is a miserable 7-14 on the year with a 5.43 ERA.

Pittsburgh enters tonight's tilt on a bit of a high note after taking two of three from the playoff-hopeful Atlanta Braves. However, the Bucs are still just 47-92, 31 1/2 games back of the Reds in the division.

Cincinnati has won eight of its 15 meetings with the Pirates this season.

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