PITTSBURGH -- Nobody plays more one-run games than the Pittsburgh Pirates. Discount Basketball Shoes . No wonder they are starting to look so comfortable when things get tight. Jordy Mercer doubled home Neil Walker with one out in the bottom of the 11th inning to lift the Pirates to a 3-2 win over the Colorado Rockies on Saturday night. Pittsburgh improved to 23-17 in one-run games this season, including 16-8 at home. "We feel like were never out of anything, especially in this ballpark," Mercer said. "We just kind of feed off each other and string together some good at bats, and good things happen." Walker led off the inning with a single against Colorados Chad Bettis (0-2), moved to second on a sacrifice bunt, and scored one batter later when Mercer hit a drive deep into the gap in left-centre. "Hes capable of driving in runs," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said of Mercer, who is batting .358 in July. "Hes getting more confidence every time he takes the field. Nights like tonight, when you can end it like that in a walk-off, just add to that." Jared Hughes (5-2) earned the win after escaping a two-on, one-out jam in the 11th by snagging a line drive from Charlie Blackmon and turning it into a double play. "I threw the pitch, it was going to where I wanted it to, and he did an excellent job of getting to it and hitting a line drive. I did not see it," Hughes said. "I feel like it just went right into my glove." Walker went 3 for 5 with two runs scored for the Pirates, who moved to within 2.5 games of first-place Milwaukee and St. Louis in the crowded NL Central. Carlos Gonzalez hit a two-run homer for the Rockies, who lost All-Star shortstop Troy Tulowitzki in the fourth inning to a left thigh cramp. Tulowitzki, who leads the majors in batting average (.340) and runs (71), hit a slow roller to shortstop in the fourth against Pittsburgh starter Charlie Morton and grabbed his leg while nearing first base. He walked gingerly to the dugout before being replaced by Josh Rutledge. "Nothing serious," Tulowitzki said. "Well see how I wake up (Sunday). The good news is I dont think I tore anything or did anything to where Im going to miss an extended period of time." Colorado starter Brett Anderson, acquired in a trade from Oakland last December following a humbling season in which he went from Opening Day starter to the bullpen, spent seven innings keeping the Pirates off balance with a dizzying array of breaking balls. The left-hander allowed one run and struck out eight with just one walk, his only flub being consecutive doubles by Walker and Gaby Sanchez in the fourth that put Pittsburgh in front. He retired the last 12 batters he faced and was in position to earn his first win since April 7, 2013, when Gonzalez took a curveball from Morton in the seventh and sent it streaking into the seats above the Roberto Clemente Wall in right field. "I think I threw more pitches tonight than I did in two-plus years," Anderson said. "I feel like I battled pretty well and gave us a chance." For the second straight night, however, Colorados bullpen faltered. Pittsburgh scored three times on Friday after Rockies starter Jorge De La Rosa exited to pull out a 4-2 win. The Pirates put a similar rally together 24 hours later when Anderson left after 110 pitches. Two walks and a single off Adam Ottavino with one out in the eighth loaded the bases, and Walker laced a single to right against Tommy Kahnle to score Josh Harrison and tie the game. A perfect throw from Gonzalez in right nailed Andrew McCutchen at the plate and kept it even. The wayward curveball Morton surrendered to Gonzalez marred an otherwise steady outing for the resurgent right-hander. Morton gave up two runs and five hits, striking out three and walking one, a performance that raised his ERA at PNC Park this season to 2.18. NOTES: The Pirates held LF Starling Marte out of the lineup. Marte left Friday nights win in the eighth inning as a precaution after getting hit in the head with a fastball by Ottavino. ... Colorado 1B Justin Morneau sat out his second straight game with a stiff neck. Morneau hopes to play Sunday in the series finale. Morneau played 25 games for the Pirates at the end of the 2013 season, batting .260 while helping Pittsburgh to its first playoff berth in 21 years. ... Pittsburghs Jeff Locke (2-1, 2.89 ERA) faces Colorados Tyler Matzek (1-4, 4.97) on Sunday. Wholesale Nike Basketball Shoes . Jonathan Crompton led the team to a 40-9 win over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Crompton threw three touchdown passes - two to Duron Carter and one to Brandon London - and Sean Whyte connected on four field goals to power the Alouettes to the win. Cheap Basketball Shoes Free Shipping . Minutes after the previously winless Colts got their first win, 27-13 over Tennessee, team vice chairman Bill Polian said the four-time league MVP will not play this season though he has begun throwing to teammates at the team complex. http://www.wholesalebasketballshoes.com/ . The Arena das Dunas in the northeastern city of Natal sustained minor damage during the protests, but demonstrators stayed away on Sunday and officials said the stadium passed its first test, with only minor adjustments needed going forward. The Winnipeg Jets overachieved to some degree in 2013 and their best players are likely to experience some regression, but there are plenty of quality fantasy options on this team. Top Picks: LW Andrew Ladd has thrived offensively since joining the organization, scoring 75 goals over the last three seasons, which is tied for 19th, but also he hit a career high with 0.96 points per game last season. Hes not likely to continue at that pace, because last year brought a very high on-ice shooting percentage, but Ladd remains a quality No.2 left winger for fantasy purposes. RW Blake Wheeler also registered a career-high 0.85 points per game last season and has 105 points in 128 games over the last two seasons, which ranks 30th. Wheeler has similar percentage issues to Ladd, but because he doesnt score as many goals, having not hit 20 since his rookie season in 2008-2009, Wheeler is a lower end No. 2 right winger. D Dustin Byfuglien is a No.1 fantasy defenceman. Over the last three seasons, he ranks second among defencemen in points (134), second in goals (40) and first, by a significant margin, in shots on goal (712). Value Plays: C Bryan Little is a fine player, though not necessarily productive enough for the 20 minutes per game he plays on the Jets top line. Playing with Ladd and Wheeler does provide value, though, so Little can settle in as a No. 4 fantasy pivot. A two-time 50-point scorer, D Tobias Enstrom has 48 points in 84 games over the last two seasons, the problem being that hes played 84 of a possible 130 games. When he plays, he definitely deserves a fantasy spot, but the recent injuries cast a cloud over his value. Sleepers/Breakthrough: In the last two seasons, only two players (Alex Ovechkin and Rick Nash) have more shots on goal than LW Evander Kane, who has 477. KKane also had 47 goals in that time, despite less-than-ideal linemates, so hes ripe for an offensive explosion, particularly if he finishes at a slightly better rate than his 9. Cheap Chinese Basketball Shoes. 5% career shooting percentage. Aside from 2008-2009, when he hit the jackpot on Joe Thorntons wing, RW Devin Setoguchi has scored between 0.25 and 0.29 goals in his other five NHL seasons, finishing between 0.51 and 0.57 points per game in each of the last four years. Those numbers are decent, and consistent, enough to make Setoguchi a viable late-round fantasy pick. The third overall pick in 2008, D Zach Bogosian has battled injuries, missing 32 games the last two seasons, but is well-rounded enough to generate fantasy interest when healthy. Over the last four years, G Ondrej Pavelec has a .908 save percentage, which ranks 24th (out of 25 goaltenders to play at least 150 games), so thats not the most promising for the 26-year-old, but he is an undisputed number one goalie, so that means he could have fantasy value, if he could even get to an average save percentage in the .915 or .916 range. Rookies: In 11 career NHL games, C Mark Scheifele has one point, but he was a force in the Ontario Hockey League last season, scornig 79 points in 45 regular season games, then adding 41 points in 21 playoff games. If Scheifele is really ready to make his mark in the NHL, he could bump veteran Olli Jokinen from the second linem, a spot that would allow him to play with rising star Evander Kane. If Scheifele cant make that jump right away, that probably limits his fantasy appeal, but the opportunities will be coming soon. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. ' ' '