Pirates show late life but fall to Rockies on questionable call

This article originally appeared on PGHBaseballNOW.com.

The Pirates’ 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.

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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.

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