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Pirates-Rockies Game Postponed Due To Weather

DENVER (AP) - There were no complaints from Colorado manager Walt Weiss on the postponement of Thursday's game against Pittsburgh because of rain and snow.

His bullpen can certainly use the rest.

The starters haven't exactly been stellar the last two days for the Rockies, lasting a combined 6 2/3 innings. Given the Rockies played 12 innings in a loss to the Pirates on Wednesday night, their bullpen has thrown 14 1/3 innings over the past two games. That's a lot of tired arms.

"I'm not going to kick and scream if we don't play, quite frankly," said Weiss as his team finished a 1-5 homestand.

A makeup date was not announced. This kind of weather descending on the city doesn't surprise Pirates manager Clint Hurdle.

"It's always interesting," said Hurdle, who spent eight year managing the Rockies. "I left a pair of shoes in hotel room, as my wife pointed out to me. Can use it as snow shoes."

There wasn't that much snow - just some random flurries. This is simply spring time in the Rockies.

Pittsburgh headed home after a 6-3 trip and open a homestand Friday against Cincinnati, which has lost four straight.

Colorado begins a 10-day trip Friday in Arizona. A break couldn't come at a better time for the Rockies, who have lost eight straight home games against the Pirates.

The temperature at the time of the postponement was 37 degrees, which would have made this one of the coldest home games in team history. The record is 23 degrees on April 23, 2013, in a doubleheader opener against Atlanta. The

TRAINER'S ROOM

Pirates: INF Starling Marte was scheduled to get the day off Thursday. "In our rest program, Marte is the one guy who hasn't had a day off this week," Hurdle explained.

Rockies: OF Charlie Blackmon (turf toe) went 1 for 4 in a rehab assignment for Class-A Modesto on Wednesday. He's eligible to return from the DL on Friday. ... Rookie SS Trevor Story wasn't in the starting lineup Thursday.

UP NEXT

Pirates: So much for pitching against his former team. RHP Juan Nicasio (2-2) won't face Colorado due to the postponement and will instead take the mound Friday against the Reds.

Rockies: RHP Tyler Chatwood (2-2) has to wait another day to rebound from a start in which he lasted just four innings last weekend. He will pitch Friday in Arizona.

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