Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Monday, May 23, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-23) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (19-20) at PNC Park on Monday. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and JT Brubaker.

Colorado has a slugging rate of .415 and have struck out 302 times, while taking a walk on 112 occasions. They have tallied 179 runs batted in as well as 350 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .265. The Rockies have tallied 67 doubles as a unit and have hit 40 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 190 runs while holding a team OBP of .328. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are knocking in 4.9 runs per game, which is 4th in MLB.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.95 on the year (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 279 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.49. Rockies pitchers have given up 39 home runs and also 216 runs (29th in baseball). They have walked 130 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.19 as a team on the campaign.

The Rockies have sent 128 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relievers have inherited 68 runners over the course of the season with 33.8% of them crossed the plate. They have 14 saves so far this year and have blown 4 out of their 18 save opportunities. The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 17 holds over the course of the season (25th in MLB). Rockies pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 34 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,026 putouts this season, in addition to 403 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which has them ranked 27th in baseball, and have a total of 46 double plays. The Rockies have turned 65.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,078 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 30th in professional baseball.

Freeland has taken the hill for 696 innings and has 544 K's so far in his MLB career. Freeland (41-44 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.50 and he has faced 3,019 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.24 (328 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.417. He has given up 741 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 246 walks.

The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .348 and they are scoring 3.31 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have put up 51 two-baggers, while taking a walk 123 times as well as scoring 129 runs. Pittsburgh has knocked in 30 long balls on the season and 118 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 343 instances (11th in baseball) and have notched a total of 283 base hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a team on-base percentage of .293 in addition to a batting average of .224 so far this year.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.355 in addition to having a FIP of 4.09 as a unit so far this year. They rank 17th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 314. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 203 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.62 (175 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 (311 strikeouts vs 148 walks). They have conceded 36 homers and they yield 5.36 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Sitting with 35 save situations, the Pirates have earned 17 holds and 4 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 15 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves. Their relievers have come in 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 40 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.7% out of 60 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in the league holding a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 130 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 26 double plays and have a fielding rate of .977 (30th in professional baseball). The Pirates have accrued 329 assists, 32 errors and are sitting with 1,023 putouts on the season. Out of their 3,069 innings played, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (21st in baseball).

So far in his career, Brubaker has surrendered 203 base hits while he has accumulated 220 K's in 207 innings pitched. Brubaker (6-20 career record) is the owner of a 5.29 ERA while allowing 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 122 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and having a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 905 hitters in his career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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