Pirates 9 – Rockies 4

Win: Gerrit Cole (2-2)
Loss: J. De La Rosa (1-3)

— The cure of Coors Field. Andrew McCutchen hit 3 home runs and drove in 5 runs, leading the Pirates (12-9) to a 9-4 victory over the Colorado Rockies (9-11).

McCutchen who has been in the midst of a terrible April, homered in his first two at-bats, both solo shots, then delivered a dagger in the sixth inning with a 3-run homer to put the Pirates ahead 7-3.