Rockies 7 – Pirates 3

W: G. Marquez (8-4)
L: C. Kuhl (3-7)
S: G. Holland (31)

— The Colorado Rockies (57-42) halted the Pittsburgh Pirates (49-49) six game winning streak with a 7-3 win at Coors Field. The rubber match is Sunday afternoon at 3:10 p.m.

Pirates starter Chad Kuhl took the loss, falling to 3-7 on the season. Kuhl allowed 9 hits and 4 runs over six innings. Kuhl has failed to past the sixth inning in 16 out of his last 17 appearances.

Yes, the Pirates need to add at least a back of the rotation starter at the deadline.

Starling Marte had his first 3-hit game since returning from his PED suspension. Marte was 3-5 with an RBI.

Josh Bell hit his 18th home run of the season in the loss. Bell is up to 18 homers and 53 RBIs on the season.