Rockies complete miraculous comeback victory after trailing Pirates by nine runs twice

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The Colorado Rockies and Pittsburgh Pirates played the wildest game of the season on Friday at Coors Field. 

The Rockies, after being down 9-0 after the top of the first inning, came back to walk the Pirates off, 17-16.

The Pirates' lineup teed off on the Rockies' starting pitcher, Antonio Senzatela, as they scored eight runs on him while only recording two outs. Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz delivered the big blow, as he hit a grand slam to make it 5-0. 

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Colorado Rockies' Mickey Moniak, back left, and Orlando Arcia, back right, douse Brenton Doyle (9) after Doyle hit a two-run walk-off home run off Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Dennis Santana in the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, Aug. 1, 2025, in Denver, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Rockies relief pitcher Carson Palmquist relieved Senzatela and gave up a three-run home run to Andrew McCutchen on the first batter he saw, to make it 9–0 Pirates after the top of the first inning.

However, the Rockies started to chip away, as they scored one run in the first inning and three runs in the third inning to make it 9-4. The Pirates padded their lead in the top of the fourth inning with three runs to make it 12-4. 

But the Rockies refused to go away, as they scored two runs in the bottom of the fourth inning to make it 12-6. The Pirates scored three runs in the top of the fifth inning to make it 15-6, but the Rockies responded with another four runs of their own to make it 15-10 in the bottom of the fifth inning. 

The Pirates tacked on one more run in the top of the sixth inning to make it 16-10. The score held