Overton gets 1st win Reds beat Pirates 4

Overton gets 1st win, Reds beat Pirates 4-0 for 1st shutout May 12 sharefacebooktwitterredditlink PITTSBURGH (AP) Connor Overton got his first major league win and combined with two relievers on a four-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds' first shutout of the season, a 4-0 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday night.Overton (1-0) allowed three hits and four walks in 6 1/3 innings with one strikeout. The 28-year-old right-hander got nine outs on ground balls.A 2014 amateur draft pick who debuted last August AJ Jackson Jersey with Toronto, Overton was claimed by the Pirates in September and made five appearances for Pittsburgh. He became a free agent after he refused an outright a signment, and he signed with the Reds in November. Luis Ce sa got five straight outs, and Art Warren pitched around a leadoff single by Ke'Bryan Hayes in the ninth, getting Daniel Vogelbach to ground into a game-ending double play.Cincinnati has the worst record in the major leagues at 8-24; the Reds are 3-1 against Pirates and 5-23 against other teams.Pirates starter JT Brubaker (0-3) allowed two runs and four hits in five innings.Cam Alldred, a 25-year-old left-hander, made his MLB debut in the sixth. Alldred, who potched for the University of Cincinnati from 2016-18, retired Mike Moustakas on a popout, threw a called third strike past Tyler Stephenson and retired Colin Moran on a groundout.Alldred gave up a leadoff single in the seventh to Tyler Naquin, then was replaced by Heath Hembree.Stephenson hit a second-inning single that drove in Moustakas, who led off with a double, and hit a 401-foot home Jacob Harris Jersey run into the left field bleachers in the fourth. Stephenson had three hits, raising hits, raising his batting average to .349.Moran and Naquin hit RBI singles in the eighth off Duane Underwood Jr., who was activated from the 10-day injured list following a right hamstring strain that had sidelined him since April 8.ROSTER MOVESPirates: Claimed RHP Tyler Beede off waivers from San Francisco, recalled INF Rodolfo Castro from Triple-A Indianapolis, optioned INF Cole Tucker and RHP Max Kranick to Triple-A and designated RHP Beau Sulser for a signment.Reds: Selected the contract of RHP Robert Dugger from Triple-A Louisville, recalled RHP Jared Solomon from Louisville, optioned RHP Dauri Moreta to Triple-A and a signed LHP Phillip Diehl outright Los Angeles Rams Hats to Louisville.TRAINER'S ROOMReds: RHP Lucas Sims (back spasms) was placed on the 15-day injured list, retroactive to Wednesday.Pirates: OF Jake Marisnick had left thumb surgery and will mi s four to six weeks.UP NEXTReds RHP Tyler Mahle (1-4, 6.46 ERA) is to start Friday against Pirates RHP Mitch Keller (0-4, 6.11).___More Taylor Rapp Jersey AP baseball: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports in this topic National League Major League Baseball Cincinnati Reds Connor Overton Art Warren Tyler Beede Ke'Bryan Hayes Tyler Mahle Luis Ce sa Jake Marisnick Max Kranick Duane Underwood Jr. Cole Tucker Tyler Stephenson Rodolfo Castro Colin Moran Cincinnati Reds Pittsburgh Pirates share World Cup fans find booze at hotels, Qatar's 1 liquor store Qatar's strict rules regarding alcohol have drawn attention as it hosts the World Cup 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Sterling leaves England World Cup camp after home break-in England forward Raheem Sterling has left his teams World Cup camp in Qatar and returned to the U.K. after a break-in at his home 1 HOUR AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ronaldo looks to shine like Mbapp and Me si at World Cup Cristiano Ronaldo has been overshadowed by the brilliance of Lionel Me si and Kylian Mbapp so far at the World Cup 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Ottawa hosts Los Angeles after Giroux's 2-goal game The Ottawa Senators Cam Akers Jersey host the Los Angeles Kings after Claude Giroux's two-goal game against the San Jose Sharks in the Senators' 5-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS Penguins host the Blue Jackets following Kapanen's hat trick The Pittsburgh Penguins host the Columbus Blue Jackets after Kasperi Kapanen's hat trick against the St. Louis Blues in the Penguins' 6-2 win 2 HOURS AGO ASSOCIATED PRESS