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DENVER --- Even when the Pirates do win on the road, they have to survive some scary moments to do it.

The Pirates beat the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field on Wednesday night, 6-2, the first time since May 14-15 that they won two consecutive games away from home.

The health status of pitcher Ross Ohlendorf was the best news of all, though.

In the first inning, Ohlendorf was struck in the upper right part of his head by a Troy Tulowitzki line drive. Incredibly, the veteran remained on his feet and was able to leave the game under his own power. A CT scan was negative and he was diagnosed to have a contusion and abrasion.

"Ross must have a thick skull because that ball was hit hard," said Garrett Jones, who had a pair of home runs among his four hits in the contest. "Anytime something like that happens, it's hard to watch. But Ross is a tough guy. He seemed to be alright. He had a little smile on his face like, 'I'm OK.' It seemed like he was fine, so that was great to hear."

Earlier this season, pitcher Chris Jakubauskas was struck on the head by a batted ball in a game against the Astros in Houston.

"Ross is very fortunate," manager John Russell said. "I started out of the dugout when I saw it, and they said (the ball) kind of riccocheted into right field, so that says it probably was more of a glancing blow than a direct hit. But it was hit hard enough to make him a little bit woozy. He seems to be doing fine now. We'll evaluate him overnight and see how he is tomorrow."

Andrew McCutchen aggravated his sprained right shoulder on a catch against the center field wall. He appeared to be more seriously hurt at first but remained in the game.

"I gave it some time and (the discomfort) went away," said McCutchen, who reached base four times on a pair of singles, a double and a base on balls. "It's something that I can play through. There are certain things that you want to avoid, but in baseball, they're going to happen sometimes."

After Ohlendorf departed prematurely, the bullpen acted as though it was business as usual. Sean Gallagher (1-0) entered the game to pitch three innings of scoreless ball and pick up the victory. He allowed no hits and three walks.

"My location was everything," Gallagher said. "I felt like I had a better idea where (the pitches) would end up. In other outings, it was 'Who knows?' I felt a lot better with my command today."

In his first appearance of the season, Wil Ledezma retired the four batters that he faced. In one inning, Javier Lopez allowed three hits, which included a Carlos Gonzalez homer into the upper deck in right field. D.J. Carrasco, Joel Hanrahan and Octavio Dotel closed the door the rest of the way.

The visitors broke the game open in the fourth inning, when they scored four runs off Rockies starter Aaron Cook (4-7) to snap a 1-1 tie.

Jones had three RBI and scored two times, while Neil Walker drove in a pair of runs.

The Pirates scored more runs (70) than any National League team except the Chicago Cubs since the All-Star break.

The Pirates will bid for a series sweep on Thursday afternoon (3;10 p.m., FSN, WPGB-FM). Paul Maholm and Ubaldo Jimenez are the scheduled pitchers.