Brenton Doyle hit a walkoff, two-run homer in a five-run ninth inning and the Colorado Rockies overcame a nine-run first-inning deficit to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 17-16 on Friday night.

When the Pittsburgh Pirates turned the thin air at Coors Field into rarefied air with a 10-hit, nine-run first inning, it looked like they were headed for a runaway victory against the worst team in baseball.

The Rockies are the third team in the last 50 years to win a game in which they surrendered nine or more first-inning runs