Cal Quantrill sharp as Rockies halt skid, edge Pirates

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Ryan McMahon homered to spark a three-run sixth inning, Cal Quantrill pitched strongly into the eighth and the visiting Colorado Rockies beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-2 on Friday night.

Colorado snapped a five-game skid and ended a string of games in which it trailed. The Rockies set a major league record by trailing at some point in each of their first 31 games but broke t