The Pittsburgh Pirates came into Denver and beat up on the Rockies to the tune of an 11-8 victory. The Rockies made a valiant attempt at a comeback, putting up five two-out runs in the eighth inning, but it wasn’t enough to erase the early deficit. The Rockies have now lost nine of their last 11 since sweeping the Marlins August 16-18 and fall to 59-76.
The Pirates didn’t even give the Rockies a chance to catch their breath. Kevin Newman took Chi Chi González deep on the second pitch of the ball game.