DENVER (Interstat) — The Colorado Rockies rallied for two runs in the eighth inning Friday night to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 at Coors Field. Attendance was 33,596, and the game lasted 2 hours, 16 minutes.

Colorado struck first in the third on Willi Castro’s RBI double. The Rockies added a run in the fourth to lead 2-0. Pittsburgh erased the deficit with three runs in the top of the eighth. Jared Triolo doubled in a run, Bryan Reynolds singled in Triolo, and Nick Gonzales tripled home another.

But the Rockies answered in the bottom half. Braxton Fulford delivered a two-run double to put Colorado ahead for good. Antonio Senzatela (7-0) pitched a scoreless ninth for the win. Mason Montgomery (2-2) took the loss.

Kyle Freeland started for Colorado, allowing two earned runs over 7 1-3 innings with eight strikeouts. Bubba Chandler gave up two earned runs in six innings for Pittsburgh. TJ Rumfield homered for the Rockies.

Pittsburgh fell to 38-38. Colorado improved to 29-47.