With the way the first inning went, it appeared that the Pittsburgh Pirates consecutive quality start streak would come to an end.
After a scoreless top half, the Colorado Rockies didn’t wait around long with Kris Bryant hitting a one-out home run off of Pirates starter Vince Velasquez to give the Rockies an early 1-0 lead. After the second out, the Rockies then strung together three consecutive hits for two more runs, capped off with a former Bucco Elias Diaz run scoring double to make it 3-0.
Velasquez really settled in after that, allowing only one more hit and three walks over the next five innings.