Times wires
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Rockies 7, Pirates 1
PITTSBURGH — Esmil Rogers allowed four singles while pitching into the eighth, Troy Tulowitzki hit his third homer and had three RBIs, and the Rockies wrecked the Pirates' home opener under new manager Clint Hurdle. After the first two hitters singled, Rogers retired 22 of 23, including 18 straight. "Any time a guy's throwing 94, 95 as a starter and he keeps it up the whole game, you know he's got good stuff," Tulowitzki said.