Rookie Blake Dunn will try to keep giving the Reds a reason to show up to the ballpark when Cincinnati opens a three-game series with the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on

Reds' outfielder Blake Dunn had a day to remember on Thursday afternoon. Dunn has reached base all three times and launched his first career Major League home run in the fifth inning off of Braves' Cy Young candidate Chris Sale.

Blake Dunn is starting to find his groove as a major leaguer, but nothing has been quite like the day he had Thursday. The Holland native launched the first home run of his career against one of the top pitchers of the generation.