Chatwood’s road work rewrites record books

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PITTSBURGH — Right-hander Tyler Chatwood was too busy battling to concern himself with his place in Rockies history Saturday.

Chatwood, needing to be solid because Pirates pitcher Jonathon Niese was equally effective, held the Pirates to one run in six innings. Before giving up a fourth-inning run, he extended his road scoreless streak to a club-record 27 2/3 innings. But he was more concerned with keeping his team in position for an eventual 5-1 victory at PNC Park.

Chatwood, who gave up six hits and two walks against two strikeouts, broke the mark set by Ubaldo Jimenez — 27 innings from May 9, 2010, to June 6, 2010. Chatwood also owns a 0.53 ERA in five road starts this season. It has been a strong return for Chatwood, who missed most of 2014 and all of 2015 because of Tommy John surgery.

“I’m just happy to be back out there,” said Chatwood, who …

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