Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies
Who won: Pirates 5-3
The Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 5-3 on Tuesday, April 18, 2023 at Coors Field. The Pirates win the series 3-0. The Pirates outscored the Rockies 4-0 in the 4th inning. Jack Suwinski went 2-for-3 with 2 home runs and 3 RBI for the Pirates. Kris Bryant went 1-for-5 with a home run and 1 RBI for the Rockies.
Recap · Apr 19
Suwinski homers twice, Pirates beat skidding Rockies 5-3
Jack Suwinski homered twice and drove in three runs, Vince Velasquez recovered from a rough start to pitch six solid innings and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat Colorado 5-3 on Tuesday night, sending the Rockies to a season-high seventh consecutive loss.
What it means
- Season series: PIT wins series 3-0.
- Pirates 8-4 on the road; Rockies 3-6 at home.
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Injuries and inactives
- Day-To-DayOneil Cruz CFKnee, Bruise, left
- 15-Day-ILBraxton Ashcraft SPArm, Soreness, right
- 10-Day-ILEsmerlyn Valdez RFHamstring, Strain, left
- 15-Day-ILIsaac Mattson RPHip, Inflammation
- 60-Day-ILMitch Keller SPShoulder, Strain, right
- 60-Day-ILChase Dollander SPElbow, Surgery, right
- 60-Day-ILKris Bryant DHBack, Surgery
- 60-Day-ILMcCade Brown SPShoulder, Inflammation, right
- 60-Day-ILPierson Ohl RPElbow, Surgery, right
- 10-Day-ILWilli Castro 2BHeel, Plantar Fasciitis, left
Probable starters
Vince Velasquez SP
Probable starter · 4-4, 3.86 ERA, 37 K, 1.31 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Ke'Bryan Hayes3B
- 2Bryan ReynoldsLF
- 3Connor Joe1B
- 4Carlos SantanaDH
- 5Jack SuwinskiRF
- 6Canaan Smith-NjigbaRF
- 7Jihwan BaeCF
- 8Tucupita Marcano2B
- 9Austin HedgesC
Jose Urena SP
Probable starter · 0-7, 6.45 ERA, 29 K, 1.61 WHIP
Lineup
- 1Jurickson ProfarLF
- 2Kris BryantRF
- 3Charlie BlackmonDH
- 4C.J. Cron1B
- 5Ryan McMahon3B
- 6Elias DiazC
- 7Yonathan DazaCF
- 8Alan TrejoSS
- 9Ezequiel TovarSS
The series
PIT wins series 3-0
Last meeting: Pirates 14, Rockies 3 (Apr 17)
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Game info
- Venue
- Coors Field, Denver, Colorado · Attendance 19,495
- Officials
- Dan Iassogna (Home Plate Umpire), Adam Beck (First Base Umpire), Clint Vondrak (Second Base Umpire), Gabe Morales (Third Base Umpire)
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