Pirates pitcher Charlie Morton couldn’t pick up a quality start Friday against the Rockies.
Morton allowed four runs on seven hits over six innings. He struck out three and walked one during the outing. Morton was solid throughout most of the game. Other than a run-scoring double in the third inning, Morton has solid until his final inning of work. Morton came in to pitch in the seventh inning, and immediately ran into trouble. He allowed two doubles to open the frame, and followed that up with a single. At that point, Morton was pulled from the game. After he left, both of his inherited runners came around to score.
With the loss, Morton dropped to 5-10 on the year. His next start will come against the Giants.