The Cincinnati Reds fell to the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon to drop the series. In the final two games of the series, the Cincinnati pitching staff gave up just four total runs, but fell in both games.

By scoring three runs, the Pirates have gone 26-straight games of scoring four runs or fewer since scoring nine runs against the Angels in Los Angeles on Apr. 22.

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The Cincinnati Reds' starting rotation has a 1.41 ERA over the last six games. But after Tuesday's 1-0 loss, the lineup has been shut out 8 times.

Cincinnati Reds starter Nick Martinez has a 1.77 ERA in his last 6 starts, but it wasn't good enough to avoid a 1-0 loss to the Pirates Tuesday.