Rockies vs Pirates Prediction - MLB Picks 5/9/23

Pittsburgh Pirates (21-15) vs Colorado Rockies (14-22)

Game Info: Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 6:35 pm (PNC Park)

Luis Ortiz (0-0) (0.00) vs Connor Seabold (0-0) (5.30)

Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates -170 / Colorado Rockies +140 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds

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The Colorado Rockies will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 2 of their series on Tuesday night at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies are 14-22 this season and they have won six of their last eight games. Prior to losing Game 1 in this series, Colorado won two out of three games against the Mets. The Colorado pitching staff has a 4.89 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .265 opponent batting average this year. The Rockies offense has scored 152 runs with a .254 batting average and a .318 on base percentage. Elias Diaz is batting .333 with three home runs and 18 RBI’s for the Rockies. The projected starting pitcher for Colorado is Connor Seabold, who is 0-0 with a 5.30 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP over 18.2 innings pitched this season.

Pirates Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 21-15 this season and they have lost seven of their last eight games. Pittsburgh won Game 1 in this series by a score of 2-0 on Monday night. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 3.78 ERA, a 1.34 WHIP, and a .245 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 165 runs with a .249 batting average and a .329 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .298 with five home runs and 23 RBI’s for the Pirates. The projected starting pitcher for Pittsburgh is Luis Ortiz, who is making his first appearance for the Pirates this year. 

Trends

Colorado is 6-2 in their last 8 games and 4-11 in their last 15 game two’s of a series. The under is 8-1 in Colorado’s last 9 Tuesday games. Pittsburgh is 6-1 in their last 7 games against the NL West and 1-7 in their last 8 games. The over is 5-2 in Pittsburgh’s last 7 home games. Colorado is 0-5 in these two teams last 5 head to head meetings. 

Pick

Pittsburgh was able to snap their losing streak with the win in Game 1, but they have struggled over the last week or so. Colorado has played well recently, but their team ERA is still towards the bottom in the MLB. Colorado is starting Connor Seabold, who has mostly worked out of the bullpen this year, but did allow three earned runs over 5.0 innings in his last start. I like the Pirates to win this game by at least two runs. 

David’s Pick Pirates -1.5

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