It wasn’t just the scoreboard where the Pittsburgh Pirates were winning Thursday night — the height jokes were flying, too. During pregame warmups ahead of the Reds-Pirates series opener at PNC Park, 6-foot-7 Oneil Cruz and 6-foot-5 Elly De La Cruz had some good-natured fun at the expense of 5-foot-9 Matt McLain. The towering duo towered over McLain and jokingly teased the Reds infielder for his smaller frame in what’s become a viral and light-hearted moment between two of the game’s most athletic shortstops and their vertically challenged peer.

While McLain took the ribbing in stride, the rest of the night wasn’t quite as enjoyable for the Cincinnati Reds. On the field, it was all Pirates. Paul Skenes continued his Cy Young-caliber campaign with another dominant performance , and

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