Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 6/30/2021

The Pittsburgh Pirates and Colorado Rockies meet Wednesday in MLB action at Coors Field. The Pirates look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Rockies need a win after losing six of their last nine games. 

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored seven runs in their last three games and three or less runs in four of their last eight games. The Pirates have lost 23 straight games when scoring three or less runs. Adam Frazier leads the Pirates with 98 hits and 28 RBI while Bryan Reynolds and Kevin Newman have combined for 140 hits and 56 RBI. Chad Kuhl gets the ball, and he is 2-4 with a 5.05 ERA and 29 strikeouts this season. Kuhl is 1-2 with a 4.24 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Rockies.

The Colorado Rockies have scored 10 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four of their last six games. The Rockies have won six of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Raimel Tapia leads the Rockies with 87 hits and 37 RBI while Yonathan Daza and Ryan McMahon have combined for 134 hits and 68 RBI. Jon Gray gets the ball, and he is 4-6 with a 3.97 ERA and 60 strikeouts this season. Gray is 1-2 with a 7.94 ERA and 22 strikeouts in his career against the Pirates.

The Pirates are 20-56 in their last 76 road games and 17-37 in their last 54 overall. The Rockies are 7-2 in their last 9 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 overall. The under is 2-0-2 in Pirates last 4 overall. The over is 5-2 in Rockies last 7 home games. The Pirates are 6-1 in the last 7 meetings in Colorado and 7-2 in the last 9 meetings.

The Rockies aren’t a team I’m running to the window to back, but Gray has been solid this season and is trustworthy. The Pirates has also done nothing in this series, which includes back-to-back shutouts and producing just one hit last night. The Rockies have to be the pick here, as backing the Pirates and those ice cold bats isn’t an option right now.