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MLB: Pittsburgh 8, Colorado 4

DENVER, May 1 (UPI) -- Pittsburgh's Garrett Jones drove in three runs with a pair of hits Sunday and the Pirates handed the Colorado Rockies an 8-4 defeat.

Jones capped a four-run second inning with an RBI double and finished up another four-run outburst in the fifth with a two-run single for the Bucs, who took the rubber match of a three-game set at Coors Field.

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Xavier Paul socked a two-run triple and Andrew McCutchen contributed an RBI in Pittsburgh's win.

Charlie Morton (3-1) went only 5 1/3 innings but earned the victory. He yielded four runs on seven hits and survived five walks.

Ubaldo Jimenez (0-2) continued his early-season struggles for the Rockies, surrendering four runs on six hits and four walks over four innings as his ERA ballooned to 7.20.

Colorado's Dexter Fowler had two RBI.

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