Snider’s liner lifts Bucs to brink of first-place tie

Travis Snider, one of the Pirates’ unsung heroes who inspires people to now write songs about him, has had big hits. But none have been bigger — or harder. Snider’s double with two outs in the eighth inning here Friday night was pulled so hard it roped around an adept right fielder, scoring Josh Harrison from first base to snap a tie as the Pirates rolled to a 3-1 win over the Reds.