Colorado Rockies outfielder Brenton Doyle had a hard time describing what had just taken place after he delivered the crowning blow in perhaps the wildest game of the major league season.

The Rockies fall behind 9-0 in the first inning, but rally all the way back to walk off the Pirates 17-16.

Brenton Doyle capped a five-run ninth inning with a two-run home run, and the Colorado Rockies rallied after giving up nine runs in the first to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night in Denver.

The Rockies are the third team in the last 50 years to win a game in which they surrendered nine or more first-inning runs

When the Pittsburgh Pirates turned the thin air at Coors Field into rarefied air with a 10-hit, nine-run first inning, it looked like they were headed for a runaway victory against the worst team in baseball.

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Its Friday, August 1 and the Pirates (47-62) look to build on their five-game winning streak as they take to Coors Field for a series against the Rockies (28-80). Andrew Heaney is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Antonio Senzatela for Colorado.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rockies as Rockies Listed Among MLB Trade Deadline Winners for First Time In Awhile. The Colorado Rockies are well on their way to missing the postseason for the seventh consecutive year.

The MLB Trade Deadline exposes how confident front offices are in their teams' ability to contend that season, and the New York Yankees believe they can win it all this year. New York acquired third baseman Ryan McMahon from the Colorado Rockies and fellow third baseman Amed Rosario from the Washington Nationals over the past week to shore up its infield depth.

Hours before the 2025 MLB trade deadline at 4 p.m. Thursday, the Rockies reportedly made another deal with the New York Yankees, sending reliever Jake Bird to the Bronx. The trade came just six days after the Rockies sent third baseman Ryan McMahon to the Yankees in exchange for two minor-league pitchers.