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Johnny Cueto (1-2, 1.50 ERA) provided the Reds with another outstanding outing Wednesday, three-hitting the Pirates while striking out 12 in a 4-0 win. That support was more than he received in his first three outings combined.

The right-hander improved to 8-2 with a 1.29 ERA in his last 13 regular-season starts against Pittsburgh, though the Pirates touched him up for four runs and eight hits in just 3 1/3 innings of their 6-2 win in last season's NL wild-card game -- the last time Cueto faced them at PNC.

"I never think too much about those things," Cueto said. "That was 2013."

Manager Bryan Price was happy to see his starter put that outing behind him.

"Welcome back, Johnny Cueto," Price said. "He's been great his first three starts, and he was dominant (Wednesday)."

The right-hander won a career-high 17 games for Cincinnati in 2008, but elbow surgery the following season took its toll until he was eventually traded to San Diego.

Volquez, who signed a one-year, $5 million deal with Pittsburgh in the offseason, has made three starts against his former team, going 1-0 with a 3.93 ERA.

Ike Davis is 5 for 13 in three games since being acquired from the New York Mets on Friday for a minor leaguer and a player to be named. He joined Ray Boone in 1953 and Mike Piazza in 1998 as the only players to hit a grand slam for different teams against the same opponent in one season.

"We knew that's what he was capable of doing when we traded for him," Walker said. "As a left-handed hitter in this ballpark, I can envision him hitting more balls over that Clemente Wall in right field. This is just the start."

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