Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Erik Bedard, left, confers with catcher Michael McKenry after Bedard walked Colorado Rockies' Michael Cuddyer to load the bases with two outs in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Bedard retired the Rockies' Jordan Pacheco to end the inning. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Christian Friedrich reaches out with his glove but misses a ground ball off the bat of Pittsburgh Pirates' Drew Sutton in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pittsburgh Pirates manager Clint Hurdle, back, hugs an unidentified fan as Hurdle talks outside the dugout before the Pirates face the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. Hurdle managed the Rockies over eight seasons before being dismissed in 2009. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Christian Friedrich works against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pittsburgh Pirates starting pitcher Erik Bedard works against the Colorado Rockies in the first inning of a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pittsburgh Pirates' Casey McGehee, left, congratualtes Andrew McCutchen as he returns to the dugout after hitting a solo home run against the Colorado Rockies in the fourth inning of the Pirates' 6-2 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

A television photographer records the sunset over Coors Field in the fifth ining of the Pittsburgh Pirates' 6-2 victory over the Colorado Rockies in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies pinch-hitter Tyler Colvin strikes out against Pittsburgh Pirates relief pitcher Joel Hanrahan with the bases loaded to end in the ninth inning of the Pirates' 6-2 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies manager Jim Tracy, left, takes the ball from starting pitcher Christian Friedrich after he gave up an RBI-single to Pittsburgh Pirates' Casey McGehee in the fifth inning of the Pirates' 6-2 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Michael McKenry, left, congratulates relief pitcher Joel Hanrahan after he retired Colorado Rockies pinch-hitter Tyler Colvin for the final out in the ninth inning of the Pirates' 6-2 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Colorado Rockies' Josh Rutledge follows the flight of his RBI-triple against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning of the Pirates' 6-2 victory in a baseball game in Denver on Tuesday, July 17, 2012. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)