Overview
- Pittsburgh beat Colorado 8-6 at Coors Field on Sunday to prevent a three-game sweep and secure the series finale.
- The Pirates built an early lead with homers from Bryan Reynolds and Nick Gonzales and timely hitting that pushed the score to 8-1 before a late Rockies rally.
- Pirates starter Jared Jones exited after the third inning after being struck on his right elbow by a comebacker and the team said initial imaging was negative with plans for re-examination in Pittsburgh.
- Rockies starter Michael Lorenzen allowed four runs in 5.1 innings and fell to 2-9 with a 7.11 ERA, while reliever Yohan Ramírez worked two scoreless innings to earn the win and improve to 5-2.
- Colorado cut the lead with a three-run homer from hot-hitting TJ Rumfield and scored twice more in the ninth before a game-ending double play ended the comeback, leaving both clubs to manage bullpen workload and rotation health heading into upcoming games.