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Rockies 9, Pirates 7
Brandon Moss put the Pirates on the board with a double in the second. (David Zalubowski/AP)
By Cheng Sio / MLB.com
Andrew McCutchen's three-run triple in the seventh put the Pirates in front, but John Grabow gave up a game-tying homer in the eighth, and Jesse Chavez allowed a game-winning shot in the ninth. Nyjer Morgan and Brandon Moss combined for seven hits and three RBIs.
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Series at a glance:
PIT
Pittsburgh (31-37)
Lost 3 		Colorado 9, Pittsburgh 7   COL
Colorado (35-33)
Won 4
June 20, 2009
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9   R   H   E 
Pittsburgh
 0 1 1 0 0 0 4 1 0   7 13 0
Colorado
 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 3 2   9 12 1
Standings thru 6/20/09  |  Recap: PIT | COL  |  Gameday  |  Pirates stats  |  Rockies stats
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
McCutchen, A, CF 5 1 1 3 0 1 0 .329
Morgan, LF 5 1 4 1 0 1 0 .263
Sanchez, F, 2B 4 0 1 1 0 2 2 .316
LaRoche, Ad, 1B 3 0 0 0 2 1 2 .258
LaRoche, An, 3B 5 2 2 0 0 0 4 .280
Moss, RF 4 0 3 2 0 0 2 .260
Jaramillo, J, C 3 1 1 0 1 0 2 .275
Wilson, J, SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 3 .273
Morton, P 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Burnett, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Young, De, PH 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 .352
  Jackson, S, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  b-Hinske, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 .274
  Grabow, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Chavez, J, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Totals 36 7 13 7 4 7 16  

a-Walked for Burnett, S in the 7th. b-Struck out for Jackson, S in the 8th.

BATTING
2B: Moss 2 (13, Hammel, Embree), Sanchez, F (23, Hammel), LaRoche, An (14, Embree).
3B: McCutchen, A (4, Daley, M).
TB: McCutchen, A 3; Morgan 4; Sanchez, F 2; LaRoche, An 3; Moss 5; Jaramillo, J; Wilson, J.
RBI: Moss 2 (16), Sanchez, F (26), McCutchen, A 3 (13), Morgan (25).
2-out RBI: Sanchez, F.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wilson, J; LaRoche, Ad; Moss; LaRoche, An.
S: Sanchez, F.
GIDP: Jaramillo, J.
Team RISP: 3-for-10.
Team LOB: 7.

BASERUNNING
SB: Morgan (17, 2nd base off Street/Iannetta).
PO: Jaramillo, J (2nd base by Peralta, Jo).

FIELDING
DP: (LaRoche, Ad-Sanchez, F).
 
Colorado AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Fowler, CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 .258
Barmes, 2B 4 0 0 0 0 1 1 .286
  Peralta, Jo, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Street, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  a-Smith, S, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .284
Helton, 1B 5 1 2 2 0 1 1 .316
Hawpe, RF 3 1 0 0 1 1 1 .338
Tulowitzki, SS 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 .245
Stewart, 3B 4 2 3 3 0 1 1 .231
Gonzalez, C, LF 4 1 2 1 0 0 1 .220
Iannetta, C 3 1 2 3 1 0 1 .233
Hammel, P 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 .048
  Daley, M, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Embree, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
  Quintanilla, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .200
Totals 36 9 12 9 3 7 10  

a-Singled for Street in the 9th.

BATTING
2B: Stewart (8, Morton).
3B: Stewart (1, Morton).
HR: Stewart (13, 6th inning off Burnett, S, 1 on, 1 out), Iannetta (10, 8th inning off Grabow, 2 on, 2 out), Helton (9, 9th inning off Chavez, J, 1 on, 1 out).
TB: Fowler; Smith, S; Helton 5; Tulowitzki; Stewart 9; Gonzalez, C 2; Iannetta 5.
RBI: Stewart 3 (37), Gonzalez, C (3), Iannetta 3 (26), Helton 2 (48).
2-out RBI: Iannetta 3.
Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Hammel; Helton.
Team RISP: 2-for-7.
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING
SB: Gonzalez, C (3, 2nd base off Morton/Jaramillo, J), Fowler (12, 2nd base off Morton/Jaramillo, J).

FIELDING
E: Iannetta (2, throw).
DP: 2 (Hammel-Tulowitzki-Helton, Barmes-Helton).
Pickoffs: Peralta, Jo (Jaramillo, J at 2nd base).
 
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Morton 5.0 5 2 2 2 4 0 3.00
Burnett, S 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 1 3.34
Jackson, S (H, 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.00
Grabow (BS, 2) 1.0 2 3 3 1 3 1 4.22
Chavez, J (L, 0-3) 0.1 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.64
 
Colorado IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Hammel 6.0 8 5 5 2 4 0 4.41
Daley, M (BS, 1) 0.1 2 1 1 0 1 0 4.61
Embree 0.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 5.59
Peralta, Jo 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.69
Street (W, 2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.30

Hammel pitched to 3 batters in the 7th.
Embree pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.

IBB: LaRoche, Ad (by Street).
Pitches-strikes: Morton 88-55, Burnett, S 17-14, Jackson, S 8-6, Grabow 22-14, Chavez, J 11-7, Hammel 83-52, Daley, M 10-8, Embree 8-7, Peralta, Jo 14-9, Street 18-10.
Groundouts-flyouts: Morton 4-6, Burnett, S 3-0, Jackson, S 3-0, Grabow 0-0, Chavez, J 0-1, Hammel 10-4, Daley, M 0-0, Embree 0-1, Peralta, Jo 1-0, Street 2-0.
Batters faced: Morton 21, Burnett, S 6, Jackson, S 3, Grabow 6, Chavez, J 3, Hammel 27, Daley, M 3, Embree 3, Peralta, Jo 3, Street 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Daley, M 3-3, Embree 1-0, Peralta, Jo 1-0.
Umpires: HP: Eric Cooper. 1B: Mike Reilly. 2B: Chuck Meriwether. 3B: Laz Diaz.
Weather: 66 degrees, cloudy.
Wind: 3 mph, In from LF.
T: 3:05 (:41 delay).
Att: 32,137.
June 20, 2009

Box score official statistics approved by Major League Baseball Office of the Commissioner