Game 123: Pirates 4 Rockies 2

You know what's terrifying about the Pirates' recent stretch of good play? How much of it is due to Matt Kata and Josh Phelps. They've both been killing the ball for over a week now. Tonight Kata and Phelps provided enough offense to get the game into the tenth inning. From there, Freddy delivered his second RBI single of the night and Bay reached on a run-scoring error and the Pirates took home their third win in a row, only their second winning streak of such length since the all-star break (and the first that is non-Giant related).

The big story in this one was Matt Morris actually turning in a solid start for the Buccos, holding the Rockies to just two runs over his 6 and 2/3 innings. From there Grabow, Chacon, Torres, and Capps shut the door on Colorado, keeping them scoreless through the 11th, which was more than enough for the Pirates to win. Maybe we could've seen this coming, Morris pitched well against the Rockies in his other start against them this year. Whatever the reason, it's just nice to see him not look completely lost out there against another baseball team.