Rockies Lose Lead To Pirates In Extra Innings

DENVER (The Sports Xchange) — The Pittsburgh Pirates blew an early seven-run lead but salvaged a 9-8 win over the Colorado Rockies in 12 innings Wednesday night on Jordy Mercer’s two-out double.
The decisive hit came off Carlos Estevez (0-1), who made his third appearance in the majors and was working his second inning. With one out, he walked Gregory Polanco on eight pitches. After Matt Joyce flied out, Mercer doubled to deep right-center on a 2-1 fastball, scoring the speedy Polanc