Colorado 10, Pittsburgh 1
When: 8:40 PM ET, Friday, August 9, 2013
Where: Coors Field, Denver, Colorado
Temperature:
63°
Umpires:
Home -
Brian O'Nora, 1B -
Fieldin Culbreth, 2B -
Bill Welke, 3B -
Adrian Johnson
Attendance:
37444
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Rockies 10, Pirates 1: Wilin Rosario finished a triple shy of the cycle and drove in four runs as host Colorado halted Pittsburgh's five-game winning streak.
Michael Cuddyer collected two hits and three RBIs while Nolan Arenado had a run-scoring double among his three hits for the Rockies, who snapped their five-game skid.
The Pirates, who maintained their four-game lead over St. Louis in the National League Central, fell behind early as Rosario highlighted a four-run first inning with a two-run double. Colorado increased its lead to 9-1 in the second as Rosario belted a two-run homer off Francisco Liriano (12-5) during the five-run frame.
Jorge De La Rosa (11-6) benefited from the offensive outburst, notching his third win in four decisions after allowing one run and eight hits over five innings. The left-hander walked three and struck out three in improving to 7-1 at home.
Liriano was pounded for 10 runs and 12 hits in just 2 1/3 frames as he lost for only the second time in nine decisions. Starling Marte went 4-for-4 and Jordy Mercer recorded two hits and an RBI for Pittsburgh, which won two of three at home versus Colorado last weekend.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Liriano surrendered a total of 10 runs over his previous eight starts. ... Pirates INF Josh Harrison made his first major-league appearance as a pitcher, retiring the only batter he faced (Corey Dickerson) on a flyout in the eighth inning. ... Colorado scored a total of 10 runs over its previous six games.
Top Game Performances
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Hits |
HR |
TB |
Avg |
LOB |
K |
RBI |
BB |
SB |
Errors |
Pittsburgh
|
10 |
0 |
10 |
.286 |
21 |
6 |
1 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
Colorado
|
16 |
1 |
21 |
.400 |
22 |
4 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
0 |