MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
09/18/2026
 
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
COLORADO ROCKIES AT PITTSBURGH PIRATES
GAME ID: 2924 - FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Colorado Rockies (91-57) 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 9 12 0
Pittsburgh Pirates (70-77) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
Rockies Roll Over Pirates, 9-0
The Colorado Rockies powered past the Pittsburgh Pirates, 9-0, at PNC Park. Josh Lowe was 3-5 with a home run and 2 singles, while adding 3 RBI and scoring once, to lead the charge. Colorado leads the National League West Division by 2½ games.

In the top of the first of a scoreless game, Lowe hit a 2-run home run to put his team ahead.

"We played hard and won," said Lowe. "Sometimes, baseball really is that easy.'
COLORADO BATTING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
A. Stroud SS 3 2 0 0 2 0 2 .257 3 41
J. Lowe RF 5 1 3 3 0 0 2 .301 37 117
J. Rodriguez CF 4 1 2 1 1 0 1 .283 26 85
T. Casas 1B 4 0 1 0 1 1 4 .298 35 115
C. Encarnacion-Strand DH 4 1 1 1 0 2 2 .286 31 85
   a-O. Cruz DH 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .269 20 63
J. Angell LF 5 0 0 0 0 4 3 .276 15 54
E. Rosario 2B 5 2 3 2 0 0 1 .294 8 31
E. De La Cruz 3B 5 2 2 1 0 0 1 .288 25 86
M. Zunino C 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .181 21 62
Totals 38 9 12 8 6 8 17      
a - O. Cruz inserted as DH in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Encarnacion-Strand (30, 1st Inning off R. Poffo, 1 on, 1 out) , E. Rosario (16, 6th Inning off J. Curtiss, 0 on, 2 outs) , T. Casas (27, 7th Inning off J. Curtiss, 0 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: J. Lowe (37, 1st Inning off R. Poffo, 1 on, 0 outs) , E. Rosario (8, 9th Inning off A. Manoah, 0 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: J. Lowe 6 , J. Rodriguez 2 , T. Casas 2 , C. Encarnacion-Strand 2 , E. Rosario 7 , E. De La Cruz 2
2-out RBI: J. Lowe , J. Rodriguez , E. Rosario 2 , E. De La Cruz
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: A. Stroud , J. Lowe , T. Casas , J. Angell
GIDP: A. Stroud , T. Casas
Team LOB: 8

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Rodriguez (16) , E. De La Cruz 2 (44)

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Casas-Stroud-Casas)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
B. Wisely DH 2 0 0 0 2 1 1 .227 10 49
B. Rodgers 2B 3 0 1 0 0 1 2 .239 10 40
   a-R. Moore PH, 2B 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250 3 13
J. Dominguez CF 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .292 26 79
O. Albies LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 3 .247 9 48
B. Baty 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 .276 31 98
R. Lewis SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .241 7 49
W. Contreras C 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 .325 5 17
   b-F. Alvarez PH 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 .229 13 49
K. Stowers RF 4 0 1 0 0 1 3 .274 13 58
K. Padlo 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .191 10 37
   c-C. Smith-Njigba PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .212 4 17
Totals 33 0 6 0 3 8 20      
a - R. Moore pinch hit for B. Rodgers in the 8th
b - F. Alvarez pinch hit for W. Contreras in the 9th
c - C. Smith-Njigba pinch hit for K. Padlo in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: B. Rodgers , R. Moore , O. Albies , B. Baty , W. Contreras , K. Stowers
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: B. Rodgers , J. Dominguez , C. Smith-Njigba
GIDP: O. Albies
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: B. Rodgers (3) , K. Padlo (4)

FIELDING
Errors: O. Albies (6) , R. Lewis (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Lewis-Rodgers-Baty, Lewis-Baty)
COLORADO PITCHING LINESCORE PITTSBURGH PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
C. Kershaw 4.2 3 0 0 1 4 0 78 1.92   
J. Lopez W (4-1) 2.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 28 6.25   
M. Soroka 1.1 2 0 0 2 1 0 32 3.66   
A. Lange 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 7 4.26   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Kershaw 61
Batters Faced: C. Kershaw 19, J. Lopez 8, M. Soroka 7, A. Lange 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Kershaw 4-7, J. Lopez 3-2, M. Soroka 1-1, A. Lange 1-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Kershaw 78-48, J. Lopez 28-18, M. Soroka 32-20, A. Lange 7-6
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Lopez 1-0 , A. Lange 2-0
WP: C. Kershaw
Balk: M. Soroka
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Poffo L (9-13) 5.1 5 4 4 4 4 1 103 4.28   
J. Curtiss 1.0 3 2 1 1 1 0 34 4.00   
A. Manoah 2.2 4 3 3 1 3 1 47 4.18   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Poffo 42
Batters Faced: R. Poffo 23, J. Curtiss 8, A. Manoah 13
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Poffo 5-5, J. Curtiss 1-1, A. Manoah 3-2
Pitches - Strikes: R. Poffo 103-60, J. Curtiss 34-19, A. Manoah 47-30
Inherited Runners - Scored: A. Manoah 1-0
WP: R. Poffo
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Josh Lowe
Ballpark: PNC Park
Weather: Rain (64 degrees), wind blowing out to center at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:05 PM ET
Time: 3:57
Attendance: 47508
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