De La Rosa dominates as Rockies beat Pirates 5-0
Jorge De La Rosa pitched into the seventh inning before being ejected, and Ben Paulsen hit a two-run triple as the Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0 on Sunday.
Major League Baseball
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
5
Pittsburgh Pirates
0
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | 2OT | 3OT | P8 | P9 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| PIT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Match Report
Play by Play
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Play Result 5-0
Garneau safe at second on throwing error by pitcher Morton, Paulsen and Descalso scored.
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Error 5-0
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Error 4-0
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 3: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 3-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (foul)
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End Batter/Pitcher 3-0
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Play Result 3-0
Paulsen tripled to deep right center, González and Arenado scored.
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Advancing On Force 3-0
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Advancing On Force 2-0
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End Batter/Pitcher 1-0
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Play Result 1-0
Arenado doubled to deep right, LeMahieu scored, González to third.
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Advancing On Force 1-0
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Bunted Foul 0-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (bunted foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 2: strike 1 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 7: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 6: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: foul
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 5: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Ball 0-0
Pitch 4: strike 2 (foul)
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Foul Out 0-0
Pitch 2: in play
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End Inning 5-0
End of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Álvarez struck out swinging.
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Strike Swinging 5-0
Pitch 4: strike 3 (swinging)
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: strike 2 (foul)
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-0
Álvarez batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Cervelli grounded out to second.
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Ground Out 5-0
Pitch 1: in play
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-0
Cervelli batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Ramírez lined out to first.
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Line Out 5-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-0
Ramírez batting
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Play Result 5-0
Axford relieved Díaz.
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Start Inning 5-0
Bottom of the 9th inning
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Lineup Change 5-0
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Lineup Change 5-0
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Lineup Change 5-0
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Lineup Change 5-0
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End Inning 5-0
Middle of the 9th
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
LeMahieu grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-0
Pitch 3: in play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: ball 1
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Strike Swinging 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (swinging)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-0
LeMahieu batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Play Result 5-0
Blackmon grounded out to shortstop.
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Ground Out 5-0
Pitch 4: in play
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Ball 5-0
Pitch 3: ball 1
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Foul Ball 5-0
Pitch 2: strike 2 (foul)
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Strike Looking 5-0
Pitch 1: strike 1 (looking)
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Start Batter/Pitcher 5-0
Blackmon batting
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End Batter/Pitcher 5-0
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Head to Head
PIT wins series 2-1
Injuries
Pittsburgh Pirates
- Endy Rodriguez Out
Colorado Rockies
- Kris Bryant Out
- McCade Brown Out
- Chase Dollander Out
- Welinton Herrera Out
Lineups
ConfirmedPIT
Gregory PolancoRF25
Starling MarteLF0
Andrew McCutchenCF4
Aramis Ramirez3B17
Francisco CervelliC29
Michael Morse1B38
Josh HarrisonLF4
Jordy MercerSS27
Charlie MortonP50
Substitutes
Joe BlantonP56
Pedro Alvarez1B24
Antonio BastardoP58
Neil Walker2B12
COL
Charlie BlackmonCF19
DJ LeMahieu2B26
Carlos GonzalezRF2
Nolan Arenado3B28
Ben Paulsen1B10
Kyle ParkerLF16
Daniel DescalsoSS33
Dustin GarneauC13
Jorge De La RosaP29
Substitutes
Brandon BarnesLF90
Scott ObergP45
Christian FriedrichP92
Jairo DiazP37
Matt McBridePH33
John AxfordP59
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