Pirates 5-1 Rockies (Aug 23, 2025) Play-by-Play

Pittsburgh Pirates

56-74, 38-30 home


COL
PIT

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	6	0
0	2	2	0	1	0	0	0	-	5	11	0

C. Mlodzinski3-7

2.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 5 K, 0 BB

K. Freeland3-13

5.0 IP, 7 H, 5 ER, 6 K, 3 BB

RockiesTop 1st
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- Pitch Type MPH
  1
  Ball
  Four-seam FB 96
  2
  Foul Ball
  Sinker 95
  3
  Strike Looking
  Slider 91
  4
  Fly Out
  Slider 90
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 1st
- K. Freeland pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 2nd
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- Doyle stole second.
  0
  0
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 2nd
- K. Freeland pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 3rd
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 3rd
- K. Freeland pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- Reynolds out at second on runner's fielder's choice.
  0
  4
- 2 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 4th
- M. Burrows pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 4th
- K. Freeland pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 5th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 5th
- K. Freeland pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 6th
- C. Mlodzinski pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 0 Hits, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 6th
- J. Hill pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- N. Anderson pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- Kiner-Falefa caught stealing second, catcher to second.
  0
  5
- 0 Runs, 2 Hits, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 7th
- K. Nicolas pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 7th
- L. Peralta pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 8th
- C. Holderman pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
PiratesBottom 8th
- V. Vodnik pitching for COL
  COL
  PIT
- 0 Runs, 1 Hit, 0 Errors
RockiesTop 9th
- Y. Ramirez pitching for PIT
  COL
  PIT
- 1 Run, 2 Hits, 0 Errors

Pitch	Type	MPH
1 Ball	Four-seam FB	96
2 Foul Ball	Sinker	95
3 Strike Looking	Slider	91
4 Fly Out	Slider	90

Rockies
0
Pirates
9

Game 1

8/22

Rockies
1
Pirates
5

Game 2

8/23

Rockies
Pirates

Game 3

8/24

Roku

PNC Park

6:40 PM, August 23, 2025

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Attendance: 22,588

Game Time:2:36

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Ron Kulpa
First Base Umpire - Jen Pawol
Second Base Umpire - Manny Gonzalez
Third Base Umpire - Alex Tosi

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
San Diego	74	56	.569	-	W5
Los Angeles	73	57	.562	1	L2
Arizona	64	66	.492	10	W4
San Francisco	62	68	.477	12	W1
Colorado	37	93	.285	37	L3

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Milwaukee	81	49	.623	-	L1
Chicago	75	55	.577	6	W2
Cincinnati	67	63	.515	14	L3
St. Louis	64	66	.492	17	L1
Pittsburgh	56	74	.431	25	W3

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Colorado Rockies

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C. Mlodzinski3-7

K. Freeland3-13

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