McCarthy's inside-the-park homer leads Rockies past Pirates 2-1
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 21, 2026, 3:57 AM
Last updated Jun 21, 2026
Jake McCarthy opened the game with an inside-the-park home run, helping the Colorado Rockies to a 2-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night in Denver. Each team hit a leadoff home run, with Spencer Horowitz putting Pittsburgh ahead initially. Tomoyuki Sugano earned the win for Colorado after pitching six innings. In the ninth inning, Colorado survived a threat from Pittsburgh with the bases loaded, ultimately sealing the game with a strikeout. Jaden Hill recorded his second save. The series finale is set for Sunday, featuring Jared Jones for the Pirates against Michael Lorenzen of the Rockies.
- •McCarthy's inside-the-park home run marks the franchise's second-ever leadoff inside-the-park homer.
- •Sugano improves to 8-4 this season after recording six innings pitched.
- •The Rockies secured their win despite the Pirates' late-game rally.
- •Pirates' Tyler Callihan struck out to end the game with bases loaded.
- •Jared Jones and Michael Lorenzen are scheduled to pitch in the series finale Sunday.
- 3:57 AMYahoo Sports — McCarthy hits leadoff inside-the-park homer off Skenes in Rockies' 2-1 win over Pirates
"Jake McCarthy hit a leadoff inside-the-park home run off Paul Skenes and the Colorado Rockies survived another tense ninth inning to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night. Skenes (6-7) took a no-hitter into the seventh inning against Colorado on May 12, and hasn't won since that outing. Tomoyuki Sugano (8-4) went six innings, and Jaden Hill picked up his second save.
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