Rocky Inning Dooms Keller, Pirates vs. Colorado

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PITTSBURGH — Mitch Keller could not have gotten off to a better start, but the right-hander was hit hard in the fifth inning and the Colorado Rockies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 10-4 on Wednesday night at PNC Park. 

Scoring Plays

Bottom 2nd, 2-0 PIT: With the bases loaded and two outs, Henry Davis hit a grounder to third base, where Kyle Karros made a diving play and threw to second. Brandon Lowe barely beat the throw and kept running through the bag, causing Nick Gonzales to get caught in a run down. After one run already scored on the original fielder’s choice, Gonzales was awarded home on interference by pitcher Jose Quintana.

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Bottom 3rd, 3-0 PIT: Konnor Griffin led off the inning with a hustle double and scored on a Bryan Reynolds single to right field off Quintana.

Top 5th, 6-3 COL: The Rockies (17-26) opened with five straight hits against Mitch Keller (4-2) to tie the game. With two outs, Mickey Moniak hammered a three-run home run to right to cap off a six-run inning.

Bottom 6th, 6-4 COL: Ryan O’Hearn got a run back for the Pirates (23-20) with a 392-foot solo shot to right-center field off Antonio Senzatela (3-0).

Top 8th, 7-4 COL: TJ Rumfield hammered a solo shot to right field off Brandan Bidois to pad Colorado’s lead.

Top 9th, 10-4 COL: With two on and one out, Justin Lawrence fielded a comebacker off the batt of Brett Sullivan for what should’ve been a double-play ball but delivered an errant throw to second base, allowing Brenton Doyle to score from second. Later in the inning, Moniak tripled home two more.

Key Moments

Mitch Keller retired the first 12 batters he faced before the Rockies ambushed him with five straight hits to open the fifth inning.

Player of the Game

Mickey Moniak hit a three-rum home run, finished a single shy of the cycle and drove in five runs.

Stat to Know

Mitch Keller allowed as many earned runs on Wednesday night (6er/5.2ip) as he did combined between his five previous appearances against the Rockies (6er/28.1ip).

Notable Performances

  • Mitch Keller: 5.2 innings, seven hits, six runs, one walk, three strikeouts, 80 pitches/57 strikes
  • Ryan O’Hearn: 2 for 4, one home run, one double, one RBI, two runs

Noteworthy

  • RHP Brandan Bidois made his MLB debut in the eighth inning. He became the first Australian-born player to ever play for the Pirates.
  • The game started after a brief 26-minute delay due to rain.

Up Next

RHP Carmen Mlodzinski (2-3, 4.50 ERA) starts the series finale for the Pirates on Thursday. The Rockies will send out RHP Chase Dollander (3-2, 3.35 ERA). First pitch: 12:35 p.m. ET on SportsNet Pittsburgh, MLB Network/100.1 FM & AM 1020.

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