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It wasn’t a good start to the road trip for the Colorado Rockies on Friday. Despite being in similar boats success-wise this season, the Pittsburgh Pirates showed off their quality young pitching that limited the Rockies to just three hits while their typically anemic offense clobbered Colorado pitching.
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The Pirates made three lineup changes, as they adjust to Rockies left-handed pitcher Kyle Freeland, bringing in two right-handed batters. Alexander Canario comes in at center field for Jack Suwinski and bats seventh for the Pirates and Liover Peguero takes over at first base in place of Spencer Horwitz and bats eighth.
It’s Friday, August 22 and the Rockies (37-91) are in Pittsburgh to take on the Pirates (54-74). Antonio Senzatela is slated to take the mound for Colorado against Braxton Ashcraft for Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh is home to the “Immaculate Reception,” but there were no miracle endings for the Rockies on Friday night.