Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+150) Pittsburgh (-182)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (54-74) host the Colorado Rockies (37-90) at PNC Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at +150 and Pittsburgh is at -182. The total has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Antonio Senzatela and Braxton Ashcraft.

The Rockies have tallied 204 doubles as a team and have knocked 129 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been called out on strikes 1,165 times, while drawing a walk on 319 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in MLB. They have 461 runs batted in and 1,001 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is at .239. They have a total of 473 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .297.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.93 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.60. Rockies pitchers have allowed 180 home runs in addition to 799 total runs (30th in MLB). Colorado has surrendered 1,317 base hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and 723 earned runs. The Rockies have compiled a team ERA of 5.96 on the campaign (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 830 hitters. They have walked 431 batters and their FIP comes in at 5.05 as a team on the year.

The Rockies relievers have a save percentage of 54.3% and have come into the game in 96 save situations. The relievers have inherited 230 base runners so far this year with 34.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 134 times as well as having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 418 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have recorded 50 holds for the season (28th in MLB). They have accumulated 25 saves so far this year and have blown 21 of their 46 save opportunities.

The Rockies have turned 65.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,822 innings, ranking them 30th in professional baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have earned a total of 3,274 putouts this season, in addition to 1,178 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .979 which is 30th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 124 double plays.

Senzatela (43-58 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.11 while he has gone up against 3,521 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 950 hits (10.7 hits per nine innings) and has 256 walks. His ERA is 5.19 (461 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.508. Senzatela has taken the mound for 800 innings and has tallied 515 K's in his career.

Pittsburgh has a total of 88 home runs so far this year to go along with 428 RBIs. They have hit 177 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times and putting up 444 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team OBP of .303 in addition to a team batting average of .232 over the course of the season. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .345 and they are scoring 3.52 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,090 occasions (7th in the league) and have a total of 968 base hits.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 528 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.02 (496 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 122 dingers and they yield 4.28 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.239 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a staff on the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (975 strikeouts vs 370 bases on balls). They rank 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,006.

Sitting with 104 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 55 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations in addition to 117 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.2% of 183 inherited base runners. They rank 27th in the league with a save rate of 55.3%, and they have sent 392 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in MLB). The Pirates have recorded 1,047 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,333 putouts so far this year. In their 9,999 innings played, the Pirates are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (9th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Ashcraft has given up 40 base hits while totaling 37 K's in 41 frames. Ashcraft (3-2 record in his career) has a 3.06 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 14 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.286 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and he has gone up against 177 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-182)

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