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MLB: Cincinnati 8, Pittsburgh 1

PITTSBURGH, April 28 (UPI) -- Matt Belisle pitched a complete-game five-hitter Saturday night as the Cincinnati Reds beat Pittsburgh, 8-1.

The only run Belisle allowed came on an RBI single by Chris Duffy in the bottom of the sixth inning. Belisle helped his own cause ast the plate, driving in a run.

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Jeff Conine had three hits and three RBI. Brandon Phillips, Josh Hamilton and Edwin Encarnacion knocked in a run each, and a run scored on a balk by losing pitcher Tom Gorzelanny for the Reds, who broke a three-game losing streak.

Belisle (3-1) did not walk a batter and struck out five.

Four other players had one hit for the Pirates, whose five-game winning streak was broken.

Gorzelanny (3-1) was charged with five earned runs and eight hits in six innings.

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