With the key culprit of last night’s loss being an offensive failure to launch, the Colorado Rockies face an uphill climb in tonight’s game two against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Unable to score more than one run against an opener, a long reliever, and a series of bullpen arms, the Rockies now must take on one of the best young starters in the game.
The starting pitcher on the mound for the Pirates ins 22-year-old rookie Jared Jones. In his first 13 career starts since debuting in March he’s locked things down with a 3.