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7:05 pm EDT Thu Aug 5, 2010

The Colorado Rockies are going to need a substantial run to get back into serious playoff contention. Beating the lowly Pittsburgh Pirates would be one way to start. The Rockies, who lost a home series to the Pirates last week, try to snap a six-game road losing streak Thursday when they open a four-game set at PNC Park. Colorado is coming off a split of a two-game home set with San Francisco, winning 6-1 Wednesday to move within 5 1/2 games of the wild card-leading Giants. The Rockies, who are beginning a seven-game road trip, also trail St. Louis and Philadelphia. Gonzalez homered twice Wednesday and Ubaldo Jimenez struck out nine in seven innings for his major league-leading and club record-tying 17th win. He’s first Colorado pitcher to reach that mark since Jeff Francis, who will start Thursday, went 17-9 in 2007.

The Rockies have won five of six overall since dropping eight in a row, which included two losses to NL-worst Pittsburgh during a three-game series July 27-29. Colorado scored two runs in each of the losses to the Pirates, but has averaged 7.7 in the six games since. Francis won’t win 17 games this year, but is looking to win his third straight decision. He gave up two runs in six innings of a 17-2 victory over the Chicago Cubs on Friday. The left-hander has won three straight starts against the Pirates, but hasn’t faced them since 2007. Despite the two victories over the Rockies last week, the Pirates have dropped 10 of 13 overall including a 9-4 defeat to Cincinnati on Wednesday. Pittsburgh has been outscored 49-16 in its last seven games. Andrew McCutchen was back in the lineup after leaving Tuesday’s win with a bruised neck. The Pirates leader in runs and stolen bases homered to lead off the first before giving his team another scare in the seventh, when his left knee was caught in a patch of sod while attempting to make a sliding catch. He remained in the game.