Sunday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds seemed like so many for the Pittsburgh Pirates.

They trailed 5-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning and seemed destined for another loss.

Then they woke up.

The Bucs scored four in the seventh to make it 5-4. The Reds added a run in the top of the eighth to make it 6-4 to restore a little bit of order.

Then the Bucs went crazy.

The Pirates scored six runs in the bottom of the eighth to take control and beat the Reds 10-7. (Cincinnati added a run in the ninth.)

Catcher Michael McKenry hit two home runs (one in the seventh, one in the eighth), Starling Marte hit his first of the year and Travis Snider added two hits.

Jonathan Broxton took the loss for the Reds while Jared Hughes got his first win for the Pirates.

That’s a sweep for the Bucs (6-6) to get back to .500. The Reds are 5-7.

That’s an impressive win for Pittsburgh after a dismal start to the season.

– Rick Green

On a day when Josh Hamilton made a surprise move, the Cincinnati Reds added to their collection of former Indians.

The Reds signed former Tribe and Erie SeaWolves third baseman Jack Hannahan Thursday to a two-year, $4 million deal. Hannahan, a great defensive player, will be used in an infield utility role. Todd Frazier likely will start at third.

The Hannahan signing comes two days after Shin-Soo Choo and Jason Donald were traded to the Reds in a three-team deal. The Indians did well for themselves by acquiring Drew Stubbs and Trevor Bauer, one of baseball’s most promising young starters.

Bauer, the third overall pick in the 2011 draft, has the potential to be an ace in a hurry. He went 12-2 with a 2.42 ERA in the minors last season before getting a quick call-up to the D’backs. He went 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA in four starts for Arizona, but his journey in the majors is just beginning.

The Indians likely have bulked up in the power department with the additions of Stubbs and Mark Reynolds, but the strikeouts could be an issue now. Reynolds and Stubbs are notorious whiff artists. Hopefully, a change of scenery will help to improve their plate vision.

–Tony Battaglia

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Indians traded outfielder Shin-Soo Choo to the Cincinnati Reds and acquired prized pitching prospect Trevor Bauer from the Arizona Diamondbacks in a three-team deal Tuesday night.
Center fielder Drew Stubbs was sent from Cincinnati to Cleveland as part of the nine-player swap.
In addition to Stubbs, the Indians received Bauer, the No. 3 pick in the 2011 draft, and right-handers Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw from the Diamondbacks.
Cleveland shipped Choo, infielder Jason Donald and about $3.5 million to the Reds, while sending left-handed reliever Tony Sipp and first baseman Lars Anderson to Arizona.
The Diamondbacks also received shortstop prospect Didi Gregorius from Cincinnati.

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