The Rockies went from bad, to worse, to awful Saturday afternoon in Pittsburgh.
They opened the day riding a three-game losing streak. Then came word shortly before the first pitch that all-star shortstop Trevor Story was headed to the injured list with right elbow inflammation.
The pièce de résistance on a gloomy, drizzly day at PNC Park was a 7-0 loss to the lowly Pirates (19-31) in the first game of a doubleheader. Colorado (19-33), which fell to 3-21 on the road, was shut out for the ninth time away from Coors Field this season and the sixth time in May.