PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates were one pitch away from a second-straight shutout win and 26-conseuctive scoreless innings, but they instead had to settle for a 5-1 in over the Colorado Rockies at PNC Park on Saturday night. 

How We Got There

Starter Mike Burrows tossed four-shutout innings and struck out five batters. Carmen Mlodzinski (3-7), Kyle Nicolas, Colin Holderman combined to hold the Rockies (37-93) scoreless through eight innings, but Brenton Doyle hit a solo homer on an 0-2 pitch from Yohan Ramirez with two outs in the ninth. 

Andrew McCutchen put the Pirates (56-74) ahead 2-0 for the second-straight night by belting a two-run homer to left in the second inning off Austin Gomber. The following inning, Jared Triolo hit a two-run homer to left to extend the lead to 4-0.

Triolo led off the fifth inning with a triple and scored on a Bryan Reynolds double to right-center.

Key Moment

Andrew McCutchen’s two-run home run was his 12th of the season. It provided the Pirates scorching pitching staff with all the necessary run support. 

Just some McCutchen magic 🪄 pic.twitter.com/Jv5hvdEH3g

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 23, 2025

Player of the Game

Jared Triolo finished the game with a triple, a home run and two RBI. His triple was the second of his career. 

MAJOR TRI ALERT 🌳 pic.twitter.com/7X0xDyqzes

— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) August 23, 2025

Stat to Know

Pirates pitchers had tossed 25-straight scoreless innings before Doyle’s homer. They hadn’t allowed a run since George Springer homered for the Toronto Blue Jays in the first inning on Wednesday. 

Notable Performances

Mike Burrows: 4.0 innings, two hits, no runs, one walk, five strikeouts, 57 pitches/43 strikes
Carmen Mlodzinski: 2.0 innings, no hits, no runs, no walks, five strikeouts, 35 pitches/22 strikes
Jared Triolo: 2 for 4, one home run, one triple, two RBI, two runs
Andrew McCutchen: 1 for 3, one home run, two RBI, one run, one walk
Isiah Kiner-Falefa: 2 for 4, one run
Alexander Canario: 2 for 4

Noteworthy

The Pirates improved to 4-1 on the current homestand and have won each of their last three games.
Nick Gonzales extended his hitting streak to seven games with a seventh-inning double.
CF Oneil Cruz (concussion) began a rehab assignment with Double-A Altoona. He went 1 for 4 with an RBI triple and a run scored.

Up Next

Pirates ace RHP Paul Skenes (7-9, 2.16 ERA) will start in the series finale on Sunday afternoon. The Rockies have yet to announce a starter. First pitch: 12:05 p.m. ET.