Overview
- The Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 on Saturday night when umpires upheld a baserunner-interference call that nullified what looked like a game-tying infield hit.
- Jake McCarthy opened the game with a rare leadoff inside-the-park home run that rolled to the center-field wall, marking the Rockies’ second-ever first-inning leadoff inside-the-park shot and the club’s 20th overall.
- Pirates ace Paul Skenes took the loss despite six strong innings with eight strikeouts, extending his stretch without a win since his May 12 outing against Colorado.
- The final play ended when crew chief Todd Tichenor and the umpires ruled pinch-runner Billy Cook interfered with third baseman Kyle Karros while fielding Jake Mangum’s grounder, a call that drew an immediate, heated protest from Pirates manager Don Kelly and left Cook saying he did not feel contact until seeing replay.
- Tomoyuki Sugano earned the win after six effective innings and Jaden Hill recorded the save, and the game highlights how replay and subjective interference rules can swing late-game outcomes and shape team momentum.