The Pirates fall, 5 – 3, to the Reds. It is the first time they have been swept in Cincinnati since 1975, in the days of the Big Red Machine. On a positive note for the Bucs, Garrett Jones hits the club’s 10,000th home run since Pittsburgh joined the National League in 1887.

On September 2, 2009 — The Pirates fall, 5 – 3, to the Reds. It is the first time they have been swept in Cincinnati since 1975, in the days of the Big Red Machine. On a positive note for the Bucs, Garrett Jones hits the club’s 10,000th home run since Pittsburgh joined the National League in 1887.

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The Pirates fall, 5 – 3, to the Reds. It is the first time they have been swept in Cincinnati since 1975, in the days of the Big Red Machine. On a positive note for the Bucs, Garrett Jones hits the club’s 10,000th home run since Pittsburgh joined the National League in 1887.

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The Pirates fall, 5 – 3, to the Reds. It is the first time they have been swept in Cincinnati since 1975, in the days of the Big Red Machine. On a positive note for the Bucs, Garrett Jones hits the club’s 10,000th home run since Pittsburgh joined the National League in 1887.

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