Marlon Byrd spent April swinging and missing, then swinging and missing some more. "It's the toughest time since I turned things back around two years ago," Byrd said. "I've been putting in a lot of time in with (hitting coach) Don Long and things are slowly starting to come around." Kind of looks like it. The veteran outfielder homered and drove in four runs and rookie Michael Lorenzen worked six-plus innings to pick up his first major league win as the Reds drilled the Pittsburgh Pirates 7-1 on Tuesday night. Read more http://espn.go.com/mlb/recap?gameId=350505123
