Colorado at Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates are red hot, winning of 14 of their last 17 games, and own the second-best record in baseball. This is a bad situational spot for a Colorado squad that has packed in the season, on a 4-15 run. Those losses have been by 2, 2, 4, 5, 5, 3, 9, 2, 4, 11, 3, 4, 1, and 2 runs! Colorado is on an 8-21 run and stuck with 34-year-old Jorge De La Rosa (4.61 ERA). The team is 0-3 his last three starts, getting hit hard by the Braves his last outing, a 5-3 loss allowing 5 runs, 9 hits, and 4 walks in 7 innings. De La Rosa has issued 10 walks in 13 innings over his last two starts and has one win in his last nine. The Pirates are on a 39-13 run at home, 13th in baseball in runs scored and eighth in on base percentage. Charlie Morton (8-5) is throwing well for the Pirates with the team 5-1 his last six starts. He is also 5-1 at home with a 2.82 ERA this season and 2-1 with a 3.62 ERA in six career starts against Colorado. Pittsburgh improved to 21-4 against the West after yesterday's 4-3 victory, putting Colorado 0-7 here in Pittsburgh, and will have no trouble rolling in this one. Play Pittsburgh on the runline.