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Pirates look to extend winning streak against Rockies (Jul 22, 2017)

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DENVER — The Pittsburgh Pirates will be looking to extend their season-high winning streak to seven games and win for the 13th time in 15 games when they play the Colorado Rockies on Saturday.

The Pirates’ six-game winning streak is their longest since they won a season-high seven straight last year between June 29 and July 6.

Chad Kuhl (3-6, 4.85 ERA) will start for the Pirates with German Marquez (7-4, 4.34) taking the mound for the Rockies.

With a 13-5 win Friday night to begin a nine-game, 10-day road trip, the Pirates (49-48) moved above .