PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates used new technology to their advantage in their most recent win at home. Pirates catcher Joey Bart made successful consecutive ABS challenges in the top of the eighth inning, turning two balls into strikes in the 1-0 victory over the Cincinnati Reds at PNC Park on May 3. Bart and Pirates right-handed starting pitcher Braxton Ashcraft were up against Reds second baseman Matt McClain with two runners on and one out in scoreless ball game. Ashcraft threw back-to-back curveballs in the top of the inside part of the strike zone that home plat umpire Alan Porter called as balls, before Bart made challenges on each and got two strikes back. It ended up helping out the Pirates, as McClain hit a week grounder to third baseman Nick Gonzales, who threw it to Bart to tag out Reds first baseman Spencer Steer at home plate, coming in from third base himself.…