Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction 6/20/2026 Today’s MLB Picks

In this article, we will formulate a Pirates vs Rockies Prediction for this MLB matchup on Saturday, June 20th in the second game of this series. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this MLB matchup.

Colorado Rockies Preview

The Colorado Rockies have a 29-47 record this season and are sitting in the 5th place of the NL West. They have a 15-20 home record and are coming off a 4-3 home win against the Pirates. They will face the Red Sox and the Twins next.

The Rockies have a .252 batting average this season, .322 OBP and .411 Slugging percentage. Colorado’s pitching staff has a 5.55 ERA and 1.53 WHIP. Troy Johnston is the team’s best hitter with a .312 batting average. Hunter Goodman leads the team in RBI with 39, adding a team-high 21 home runs.

Tomoyuki Sugano (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Rockies, and he has a 7-4 record, 4.54 ERA and 1.34 WHIP.

Pittsburgh Pirates Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a 38-38 record this season and are sitting in the 4th place of the NL Central. They have a 18-19 road record and are coming off a 3-4 road defeat against the Rockies. They will face the Mariners and the Reds next.

The Pirates have a .254 batting average this season, .336 OBP and .408 Slugging percentage. Pittsburgh’s pitching staff has a 4.22 ERA and 1.31 WHIP. Nick Gonzales is the team’s best hitter with a .293 batting average. Brandon Lowe leads the team in RBI with 49, adding a team-high 18 home runs.

Paul Skenes (R) is the projected starting pitcher for the Pirates, and he has a 6-6 record, 2.85 ERA and 0.93 WHIP.

Pittsburgh Pirates @ Colorado Rockies Betting Trends: June 20, 2026

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Tomoyuki Sugano      Record this season: 7-4      ERA: 4.54
• Home Record: 4-2
• Last 5 against Pirates: –

Why the Colorado Rockies will win

• The Pirates have lost six of their last seven games as favorites against National League opponents.
• The Rockies have won three of their last four games as home underdogs.
• The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites against National League opponents.
• The Rockies have covered the run line in five of their last six night games against National League opponents.
• The Pirates have trailed after 5 innings in four of their last five games.
• The Pirates have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games.

• Probable Starting Pitcher: Paul Skenes      Record this season: 6-6      ERA: 2.85
• Road Record: 3-2
• Last 5 against Rockies: 2-0

Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win

• The Pirates have won nine of their last 10 night games against NL West opponents following a loss.
• The Rockies have lost six of their last seven games against NL Central opponents following a win.
• The Pirates have covered the run line in six of their last seven games as road favorites against the Rockies following a loss.
• The Rockies have failed to cover the run line in four of their last five games as home underdogs against the Pirates following a win.
• The Pirates have led after 5 innings in six of their last seven games as road favorites against National League opponents.
• The Pirates have led after 3 innings in five of their last six night games against the Rockies.
• The Pirates have won the first inning in 13 of their last 16 games as favorites against the Rockies at Coors Field.

Total Runs Facts

• Eight of the Rockies’ last nine night games as underdogs have gone UNDER the total runs line.
• Eight of the Pirates’ last nine night games against National League opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
• There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Pirates’ last 10 Saturday night games.
• There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in eight of Tomoyuki Sugano’s last nine home appearances as a starter.

Colorado Rockies Player Prop Facts

• TJ Rumfield has hit a home run in two of the Rockies’ last three games.
• Jake McCarthy has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances against NL Central opponents.
• Hunter Goodman ranks T4th in the league in Home Runs (21) this season.

Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts

• Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine appearances with the Pirates as favorites.
• Oneil Cruz has hit a home run in four of his last seven appearances against opponents that held a losing record.
• Bryan Reynolds ranks 5th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.402) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Rockies rank 30th in the league for ERA this season (5.55).
• The Rockies rank 30th in the league for opponent batting average this season (.286).
• The Pirates rank 2nd in the league for hits this season (669).
• The Pirates rank 29th in the league for strikeouts against this season (704).

Pirates vs Rockies Prediction

The Rays are 8-2 in their last 10 meetings against the Nationals and are 3-1 in their last 4 meetings in Tampa.

In this Pirates vs Rockies Prediction, the Pirates are coming as -220 road favorites. I’m with the Pirates in this one with Skenes on the mound. Skenes shutout the Rockies when he faced them earlier this season and Sugano has been shaky at best and sitting on a 7.20 xERA. The Pirates have both a better offense and a better bullpen and I expect them to bounce back today and cover the runline.

Nikos Lagouretos's Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5