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Friday's Pirates-Reds game postponed by rain, rescheduled as July 7 split doubleheader

Kevin Gorman
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Cincinnati Reds’ Fans celebrate a run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Tuesday, April 6, 2021.

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ game against the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night at Great American Ball Park has been postponed due to rain and rescheduled as part of a split doubleheader on July 7.

The Pirates and Reds already were scheduled to play on that date. Now, Game 1 will start at 2:10 p.m. as a make-up of Friday’s game. Game 2 has been moved from 6:40 p.m. to 7:10 p.m. Both games will be nine innings.

The Pirates and Reds were scheduled to play a four-game series featuring a split doubleheader on Saturday, with the first game starting at 12:35 p.m. and the second game at 6:40 p.m., and a 1:40 p.m. first pitch on Sunday.

Kevin Gorman is a TribLive reporter covering the Pirates. A Baldwin native and Penn State graduate, he joined the Trib in 1999 and has covered high school sports, Pitt football and basketball and was a sports columnist for 10 years. He can be reached at kgorman@triblive.com.

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