The Pittsburgh Pirates and the Colorado Rockies meet in MLB action from Coors Field on Monday night. Let’s dive into the odds, starting pitching matchup, history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Colorado is listed as a -140 home favorite while Pittsburgh is a +120 road underdog. The total for this game is set at 11.5 runs.
Starting Pitching Matchup
Rich Hill will start for the Pirates and is 0-2 with a 7.20 ERA and 8 strikeouts this season. Colorado will send Kyle Freeland to the mound here and he is 2-0 with a 0.96 ERA and 11 strikeouts this season.
Matchup History
Pittsburgh’s 8-3 win over Colorado back on July 17th, 2022, snapped Colorado’s two-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup.
Trends
Pittsburgh is 0-4 in their last 4 games against the NL West and 4-1 in their last 5 series-opening games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games against the NL West. Colorado is 9-23 in their last 32 games overall and 4-11 in their last 15 home games while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record.
Pick
I’m backing the Rockies here. Kyle Freeland has pitched well this season and while he’s struggled at home in the past, he’s rolling along pretty well up to this point and I frankly don’t trust Rich Hill at the best of times but at Coors, I trust him even less. I think the Rockies get it done at home so give me Colorado in this one.