Pittsburgh Pirates

Pirates crumble in 10-1 crushing defeat against Rockies

By Danny Demilio - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

Colorado Rockies v Pittsburgh Pirates PITTSBURGH, PA - MAY 9: Tucupita Marcano #30 of the Pittsburgh Pirates can't turn a double play in front of Ryan McMahon #24 of the Colorado Rockies during the fourth inning at PNC Park on May 9, 2023 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images) (Joe Sargent/Getty Images)

By Danny Demilio - Sports Now Group Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH — A day after the Pittsburgh Pirates earned a big win against the Colorado Rockies, the Bucs were defeated in dominating fashion on Tuesday night at PNC Park.

A combination of poor pitching, a lack of offense and suspect defense led to a blowout loss for the Pirates by a score of 10-1.

With two outs in the second inning, Luis Ortiz hung a first-pitch slider to Jurickson Profar, who deposited the pitch into the right field seats over the Clemente Wall for a home run.

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