PITTSBURGH — Johnny Cueto gave up one run over six innings and the Cincinnati Reds ended two games of offensive futility in a 3-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Chris Heisey and Jay Bruce had two hits apiece for the Reds, who won for just the second time in nine games this season against the Pirates.
Cueto (6-3) struck out four and walked three to shave his ERA to 1.98. Francisco Cordero pitched the ninth to pick up his 19th save.
Pittsburgh's Jeff Karstens (8-5) needed just 76 pitches to get through seven innings, but fell to 1-5 in day games due in part to a pair of errors by shortstop Chase d'Arnaud.
Karstens allowed three runs, one earned on seven hits, walking one and striking out one as his ERA dropped to 2.28, third-best in the National League.