Nate McLouth homered, Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 Saturday night. 

Jim Tracy insists he has no hard feelings toward thePirates. 

--Hitting coach Don Baylor is in a Denver hospital with pneumonia and did not travel with the Rockies to Pittsburgh, the first stop on a three-city, 10-game road trip. 

--1B Todd Helton went 1-for-4, reaching base on a single up the middle in the third which 2B Freddy Sanchez knocked down. 

Left-hander Jorge De La Rosa used to be considered a pitcher with plenty of stuff but one who could be inconsistent and prone to letting his emotions get the better of him. 

--Hitting coach Don Baylor is in a Denver hospital with pneumonia and did not travel with the Rockies to Pittsburgh, the first stop on a three-city, 10-game road trip. 

--1B Todd Helton went 1-for-4, reaching base on a single up the middle in the third which 2B Freddy Sanchez knocked down. 

Colorado Rockies vs. 

The great hunt for Matt Capps' flaw -- whether it is physical, mechanical or mental -- began Friday night, a few minutes after the Colorado Rockies swiped a 3-1 victory from thePirates. 

Brad Hawpe has been on a tear of late, and the Colorado Rockies are capitalizing. 

The Colorado Rockies felt they were robbed of a tying run in the eighth inning. 

DENVER - Wandy Rodriguez continued his ascension to front-line status Thursday afternoon at Coors Field, collecting the most strikeouts in a game by anAstros lefthander since a guy named Randy Johnson captured Houston's attention in 1998. 

The Colorado Rockies added Randy Flores to their roster while designating Glendon Rusch for assignment in a swap of veteran left-handed relievers Friday. 

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ThePirates' clubhouse still was abuzz yesterday about second baseman Freddy Sanchez's superb diving stop Wednesday on Albert Pujols, notably that it was No.