COLORADO 3, PITTSBURGH 1

May 15, 2009
19:15:14

By SportsTicker

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ PA SPORTSTICKER NL RECAP (COLORADO-PITTSBURGH) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

(EDS: APNewsNow. Rockies 3, Pirates 1.)

*Hawpe homers as Rockies rally for 3-1 win* ===========================================

PITTSBURGH(AP) -- Brad Hawpe's two-run homer was part of Colorado's three-run ninth inning and the Rockies rallied for a 3-1 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Friday night.

Hawpe hit a 1-1 pitch from Matt Capps into the shrubbery beyond the wall in center field wall, scoring Ian Stewart, who led off the inning with a pinch-hit double. It was Hawpe's sixth homer and it gave him 11 RBIs in his last five games.

Capps (0-3) blew his second save in his last four appearances. Making his third outing since sitting out a week due to elbow fatigue, Capps has allowed nine runs and 15 hits in his last 4 2-3 innings.

Alan Embree (1-1) earned the win with a scoreless eighth, and Huston Street struck out the side in the ninth for his fifth save.

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