Jose Tabata's RBI double lifts Pirates in 14th

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    By the time Jose Tabata delivered his game-winning double, Friday turned to Saturday, Todd Helton went from being out of the lineup with a stiff back to in it as a pinch-hitter and a crowd of 29,000 was reduced to a few die-hards.

    Five hours. Fourteen innings. Fifteen pitchers. Great plays. Blown chances.

    For a while, it looked as if the Pirates and Rockies would never stop playing.

    Tabata's RBI double off the right-field wall with two outs in the 14th scored rookie Josh Rodriguez from first and sent the Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Colorado Rockies, ending the majors' longest -- and wildest -- game of the early season.

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