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Pittsburgh Tops Colorado 14-3 - Recap

It wasn't going to be a low-scoring affair and Pittsburgh made sure they came out on the winning end on Monday, grabbing a 14-3 victory over Colorado at Coors Field.

Bettors who backed the Pirates were rewarded as +125 underdogs at sportsbooks. Over-Under bettors saw the total score go OVER the closing total of 11.5.

Rich Hill earned the victory for the Pirates, throwing 6 innings of work, striking out 7, walking 2, and allowing 6 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 3 RBIs from Ke'Bryan Hayes in the win.

Colorado got a 2-inning outing from Ty Blach in the loss. He gave up 1 earned runs, 1 walks and 4 hits in his time on the mound, while Kris Bryant had 3 hits in the loss for the Rockies.

The battle of the bats favored Pittsburgh as they had 16 hits, while Colorado only had 10.