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Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes reacts after striking out Arizona Diamondbacks' Josh Naylor in the first inning during a baseball game, Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
The Pirates’ anemic offense finally showed some life in the ninth, but a potential game-tying infield hit was changed to game-ending runner’s interference, giving the Rockies a 2-1 win at Coors Field on Saturday night.
Scoring Plays
Top 1st, 1-0 PIT: Spencer Horwitz took advantage of an extended at-bat by hitting a 434-foot leadoff home run off Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4). The blast to right field was Horwitz’s 10th of the season.
Bottom 1st, 1-1: The Rockies (30-47) immediately tied the game on a Jake McCarthy inside-the-park home run to center against Paul Skenes (6-7). Center fielder Jake Mangum couldn’t make a diving catch and right fielder Tyler Callihan had trouble retrieving the ball.
Bottom 3rd, 2-1 COL: TJ Rumfield delivered a two-out RBI single to left two batters after McCarthy legged out a hustle-double to give the Rockies the lead.
Key Moments
Brandon Lowe’s leadoff double in the ninth gave the Pirates (38-39) their first hit since the third inning. After a Bryan Reynolds infield single gave Pittsburgh runners on the corners with no outs, Brennan Bernadino struck out Ryan O’Hearn for the first out.
The Rockies turned to Jaden Hill, who hit Nick Gonzales with his first pitch of the game to load the bases. Hill then struck out Tyler Callihan, before Jake Mangum looked to have tied the game with an infield single to third base with two outs. After the umpires gathered, it was ruled baserunner interference on pinch-runner Billy Cook.
Player of the Game
Rockies starter Tomoyuki Sugano held the Pirates to just one run on four hits in six innings pitched. He retired the final 12 batters he faced.
Stat to Know
The Pirates have now lost seven straight games started by Paul Skenes. The last time they won with the reigning Cy Young winner on the mound was on May 12 against the Rockies.
Notable Performances
- Paul Skenes: 6.0 innings, four hits, two runs, two walks, eight strikeouts, 104 pitches/63 strikes
- Spencer Horwitz: 2 for 4, one home run, one RBI, one run
- Brandon Lowe: 2 for 4, one double
Noteworthy
- Bryan Reynolds extended his hitting streak to 11 games and his on-base streak to 26 games with an infield single in the ninth. His on-base streak is the second-longest of his career.
- Paul Skenes has thrown at least 103 pitches in each of his last five appearances.
- The Pirates had won or split 10 of their last 11 series with the Rockies dating back to the start of the 2014 season.
Up Next
The Pirates will have RHP Jared Jones (1-1, 6.23 ERA) on the mound for Sunday’s series finale. RHP Michael Lorenzen (2-8, 7.13 ERA) gets the ball for the Rockies. First pitch: 3:10 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh/93.7 The Fan.
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