Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, May 24, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

The Pittsburgh Pirates (16-24) host the Colorado Rockies (19-21) at PNC Park on Tuesday. The men taking the mound will be Kyle Freeland and Roansy Contreras.

The Rockies have hit 67 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 40 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging rate of .410 and have been called out on strikes 311 times, while being walked on 116 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 6th in baseball. They have 179 runs batted in in addition to 356 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is .263. They have a total of 190 runs while having a team OBP of .327.

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The Rockies are sitting with a team ERA of 4.87 over the course of the season (27th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 283 batters. They have walked 130 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.14 as a squad on the campaign. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.18 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47. Rockies pitchers have given up 39 home runs in addition to 218 runs in total (28th in the league).

The Rockies have sent 130 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 68 base runners for the year with 33.8% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 14 saves this season and have blown 4 of their 18 save chances. The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 77.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 35 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 17 holds on the campaign (25th in the league). Rockies bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 34 times as well as having 35 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Colorado Rockies have accumulated 1,053 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 417 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .979 which puts them in 28th in the majors, and have earned 48 double plays. The Rockies have turned 65.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,159 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Freeland has taken the ball for 696 innings and is sitting with 544 K's in his pro baseball career. Freeland (41-44 career mark) has a FIP of 4.50 while he has gone up against 3,019 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.24 (328 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.417. He has conceded 741 base hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 246 free passes.

Pittsburgh has compiled 32 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 122 runs batted in. They have 53 doubles, while taking a walk 127 times and notching 133 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team on-base percentage of .294 and a batting average of .224 this year. The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .351 and they score 3.33 runs per game (28th in baseball). They have struck out on 349 occasions (13th in baseball) and have 291 base hits.

The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.389 in addition to having a FIP of 4.19 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 (315 strikeouts against 152 walks). They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 334. They have allowed 39 homers and they give up 5.68 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 221 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.96 (193 earned runs yielded).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 15 save chances and they have come away with 11 saves. They are currently ranked 7th in the league with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have dispatched 134 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relievers have taken the field 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 42 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.1% out of their 64 inherited base runners. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Pirates have earned 17 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 26 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .977 (30th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 338 assists, 33 errors and have notched a total of 1,050 putouts for the season. In 3,150 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (22nd in baseball).

Contreras (1-0 career mark) has a 2.53 earned run average while allowing 5.9 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.50 and he has gone up against 43 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 3 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.031 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. During his pro baseball career, Contreras has surrendered 7 base hits while earning 14 K's in 10 frames.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado

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