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Pirates slam three home runs to down Reds

By Associated Press

Rodolfo Castro Pittsburgh Pirates' Rodolfo Castro points to the sky as he celebrates hitting a three-run home run during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Cincinnati Reds in Cincinnati, Monday, Sept. 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster) (Aaron Doster/AP)

By Associated Press

CINCINNATI — Rodolfo Castro and Diego Castillo homered in a five-run fifth inning to power the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 6-3 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

Castro hit a three-run home run off Mike Minor in the fifth inning.

His eighth of the season.

Castillo, who was recalled from Indianapolis before the game, hit a two-run shot - his 11th - to cap the inning.

Aristides Aquino broke an 0-for-8 slide with his eighth home run with a man on to put the Reds on top.

The line drive off Bryse Wilson was Aquino’s eighth of the season and fourth in his last eight games.

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