CINCINNATI (AP) -- Joey Votto singled home the winning run in the 11th inning on Wednesday night, sending the Cincinnati Reds to a 5-4 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a four-hour game that started after a long rain delay.Radhames Liz (0-1), the last reliever left for Pittsburgh, hit Zack Cozart in the back with one out in the 11th. Pinch-hitter Chris Dominguez struck out, and Hamilton walked to bring up Votto, who singled to end the game at 1:46 a.m. local time.J.J. Hoover (1-0) allowed one single over the last two innings. 
The Reds are 2-0 for the first time since 2011, when they won their first five games.Corey Hart's pinch-hit single off Burke Badenhop put the Pirates ahead 4-3 in the seventh, but Votto tied it in the bottom of the inning with a single for his first RBI since May 10. Votto missed most of last season with strained muscles above his left knee.Hamilton had three singles, walked and stole three bases.The Reds won the season opener on Monday 5-2 behind Todd Frazier's three-run homer in the eighth, a game that included a 35-minute rain delay.The start of Wednesday's game was delayed by 2 hours, 34 minutes because of rain. Both starters struggled with their control after the long wait.Gerrit Cole gave up three runs in five innings, including Frazier's solo homer in his first at-bat. He also let in a run with a wild pitch.Mike Leake allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings, including RBI doubles by Pedro Alvarez and Francisco Cervelli. He walked six and also threw a wild pitch. The no-decision kept Leake's streak intact: He hasn't lost to the Pirates since May 5, 2012, going 5-0 in his past 14 starts.Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison went 1 for 5 after signing a four-year, $27.3 million contract before the game. The deal includes a pair of club options that could push the total to $48.2 million.TRAINER'S ROOMPirates: RHP Charlie Morton threw on Monday without a problem. He's on the DL recovering from surgery on his right hip last September. He'll have at least one more throwing session before pitching in a simulated game.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey had no problems after throwing 75 pitches at the Reds' spring training complex in Arizona on Monday. He's tentatively scheduled to make a rehab start for one of the minor league teams on April 12. Bailey is recovering from forearm surgery last September.
The Reds are 2-0 for the first time since 2011, when they won their first five games.Corey Hart's pinch-hit single off Burke Badenhop put the Pirates ahead 4-3 in the seventh, but Votto tied it in the bottom of the inning with a single for his first RBI since May 10. Votto missed most of last season with strained muscles above his left knee.Hamilton had three singles, walked and stole three bases.The Reds won the season opener on Monday 5-2 behind Todd Frazier's three-run homer in the eighth, a game that included a 35-minute rain delay.The start of Wednesday's game was delayed by 2 hours, 34 minutes because of rain. Both starters struggled with their control after the long wait.Gerrit Cole gave up three runs in five innings, including Frazier's solo homer in his first at-bat. He also let in a run with a wild pitch.Mike Leake allowed three runs in 5 2-3 innings, including RBI doubles by Pedro Alvarez and Francisco Cervelli. He walked six and also threw a wild pitch. The no-decision kept Leake's streak intact: He hasn't lost to the Pirates since May 5, 2012, going 5-0 in his past 14 starts.Pirates third baseman Josh Harrison went 1 for 5 after signing a four-year, $27.3 million contract before the game. The deal includes a pair of club options that could push the total to $48.2 million.TRAINER'S ROOMPirates: RHP Charlie Morton threw on Monday without a problem. He's on the DL recovering from surgery on his right hip last September. He'll have at least one more throwing session before pitching in a simulated game.Reds: RHP Homer Bailey had no problems after throwing 75 pitches at the Reds' spring training complex in Arizona on Monday. He's tentatively scheduled to make a rehab start for one of the minor league teams on April 12. Bailey is recovering from forearm surgery last September.
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