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Related: About this forumPirates hit 4 homers in 9-6 win over Rockies
DENVER (AP) -- Clint Hurdle remained calm as his ace was roughed up in hitter-friendly Coors Field. Pittsburgh's bats rewarded the manager for his patience.
Garrett Jones had three hits, including one of Pittsburgh's four home runs, Pedro Alvarez also homered and the Pirates rallied to beat the Colorado Rockies 9-6 on Wednesday.
James McDonald struggled through five tough innings, and Rod Barajas and Casey McGehee also went deep for the Pirates, who took two of three from the Rockies.
It was the kind of homer-happy game Hurdle managed in his seven years as the Rockies' skipper, and he proved experience matters in this ballpark.
"I'm comfortable being uncomfortable here," he said. "Seeing almost a thousand games in this park, it does make it easy. You don't get out there too quick, you don't overreact, you don't under-react, you just try to react appropriately."
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Nice to go on the road and win a series, even though it is against one of the teams that is playing like the Pittsburgh Pirates of the previous 19 years.
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)madinmaryland
(64,934 posts)BTW, I like that pic! Two oilmen! At least this oilman is not in the picture...
Or shall we talk about this...
El Supremo
(20,365 posts)So where are those Bucco fans?
RK TEAM GMS TOTAL AVG
1 Philadelphia 44 1,968,859 44,746
2 Texas 45 1,962,357 43,607
3 NY Yankees 47 2,007,752 42,718
4 St. Louis 43 1,799,763 41,854
5 San Francisco 45 1,875,287 41,673
6 LA Dodgers 49 2,019,389 41,212
7 Boston 49 1,842,247 37,596
8 Chicago Cubs 44 1,644,299 37,370
9 LA Angels 43 1,600,084 37,211
10 Detroit 45 1,657,048 36,823
11 Milwaukee 49 1,712,225 34,943
12 Minnesota 48 1,673,007 34,854
13 Colorado 49 1,668,912 34,059
14 Atlanta 47 1,407,637 29,949
15 Washington 42 1,245,116 29,645
16 NY Mets 45 1,322,300 29,384
17 Cincinnati 45 1,297,503 28,833
18 Miami 48 1,365,259 28,442
19 Arizona 44 1,241,130 28,207
20 Baltimore 44 1,190,571 27,058
21 Toronto 45 1,199,140 26,647
22 San Diego 47 1,202,469 25,584
23 Pittsburgh 42 1,069,946 25,474
24 Kansas City 43 1,004,911 23,370
25 Chicago White Sox 46 1,062,196 23,091
26 Seattle 44 980,581 22,285
27 Houston 45 992,220 22,049
28 Oakland 46 959,855 20,866
29 Tampa Bay 49 1,012,783 20,669
30 Cleveland 45 866,535 19,256