Pirates lose 4th Straight

The Colorado Rockies crushed John Van BenSchoten(0-4) for 9 runs after three innings that turned out to unsurmountable, the Bucs losing 10-8. They scored some runs but couldnt quite comeback. Ryan Doumit was 2 for 5 with 2 RBI's(27). Matt Holiday was 1 for 3 with 3 RBI's(73). BenSchoten was only credited for 2 innings as he got no outs in the 3rd innings. He gave up 9 earned runs on 6 hits, 2 BB's and he hit two guys. He is now 0-4 with a 8.17 ERA. The Pirates are now 40-52 and 12 games back.