The Pittsburgh Pirates got a reprieve from the rain. 

Nate McLouth homered, Andy LaRoche and Delwyn Young each had two hits and two RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies 7-4 Saturday night. 

Jim Tracy insists he has no hard feelings toward thePirates. 

??? Friday's game 

He leaned on a black bat, wore a black cap atop a black batting-practice jersey with silver and purple letters. 

--LHP Paul Maholm was hit on the left index finger on a bouncer by Colorado's Ryan Spilborghs in the seventh inning. 

--3B Andy LaRoche was not in the lineup Thursday after starting 26 straight games. 

Matt Capps insists there is nothing wrong with his elbow, but his performance is suggesting otherwise. 

Colorado Rockies vs. 

The great hunt for Matt Capps' flaw -- whether it is physical, mechanical or mental -- began Friday night, a few minutes after the Colorado Rockies swiped a 3-1 victory from thePirates. 

Brad Hawpe has been on a tear of late, and the Colorado Rockies are capitalizing. 

The Colorado Rockies felt they were robbed of a tying run in the eighth inning. 

n Today 

ThePirates' clubhouse still was abuzz yesterday about second baseman Freddy Sanchez's superb diving stop Wednesday on Albert Pujols, notably that it was No. 

ThePirates have an inside track on signing one of Latin America's top amateur prospects, Dominican shortstop Miguel Angel Sano, but the cost of the signing bonus could top $4 million and become the highest in Major League Baseball history for that region.