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- Updated: May 21, 2016
PITTSBURGH — The Rockies couldn’t regret how they countered Pirates ace pitcher Gerrit Cole on Friday night. They had 12 hits and left Cole without a strikeout for the first time in his Major League career.
The problem for the Rockies was just one of their hits — Nolan Arenado’s Majors-leading 14th home run — pushed a run across. Add to that a couple of the hardest-hit balls zoomed straight into Pirates’ gloves, and the opposing defense was stellar when it needed to be, and the Rockies left with a 2-1 loss.
“We played well; we didn’t get the timely hit,” Rockies manager Walt Weiss said. “They had the timely hit.”
The Rockies dropped to 1-3 on a road trip against three expected contenders. They went 1-2 against the Cardinals, Friday was the opener with the Pirates, and the Red Sox are next.
In recent days, Weiss has said the Rockies are a different team from the recent past, when bad games or hard luck would create a spiral effect. One reason he likes this club is pitching, and Eddie Butler (two runs, one earned in six innings) provided an increasingly common competitive …
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