Reds, Pirates gear up for rescheduled doubleheader

An awkwardly scheduled date could turn into double trouble when the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates and Cincinnati Reds cram a doubleheader into a busy week on Thursday.

The National League Central clubs will squeeze a lockout-rescheduled contest and a May 6 rainout makeup into what could have been atravel day for the Pirates and a day off for the Reds between visits from the New York Mets and Tampa Bay Rays.

Instead, the P