Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+162) Pittsburgh (-196)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (54-74) will compete against the Colorado Rockies (37-90) on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Rockies at +162 while the Pirates are at -196. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kyle Freeland and Mike Burrows.

The Rockies have hit 204 doubles as a squad and have hit 129 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is slugging .394 and have been rung up 1,165 times, while drawing a walk on 319 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 29th in MLB. They have recorded 461 runs batted in in addition to 1,001 base knocks this season, while their average at the plate is at .239. They have racked up 473 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .297.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 5.96 this season (30th in the league), and their staff has rung up 830 hitters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 180 home runs in addition to 799 runs in total (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 431 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.05 as a unit so far this year. Colorado has allowed 1,317 base hits (10.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 723 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.60.

The Rockies relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.3% and stepped onto the hill in 96 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 230 base runners this year and 34.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 134 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 418 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 50 holds for the season (28th in the league). They have tallied 25 saves for the year and have not converted 21 of 46 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have notched a total of 3,274 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,178 assists and 96 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .979 which has them sitting 30th in the majors, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Rockies have converted 65.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,822 innings, which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball.

Freeland (63-85 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.48 while facing 5,288 batters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,350 base hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 385 free passes. His ERA is 4.55 (615 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.425. Freeland has taken the mound for 1,217 frames and has accounted for 905 K's during his MLB career.

Pittsburgh has compiled 88 home runs so far this season as well as 428 RBIs. They have tallied 177 doubles, while getting a free base 401 times as well as scoring 444 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .303 as well as a team batting average of .232 for the season. The Pirates hold a team slugging % of .345 and they tally 3.52 runs per game (30th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,090 instances (7th in MLB) and have earned 968 base hits.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.239 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a pitching staff on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (975 strikeouts against 370 bases on balls). They come in at 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,006. They have yielded 122 dingers and they yield 4.28 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 528 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.02 (496 earned runs yielded).

With 104 save situations, the Pirates have earned 55 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save opportunities and they have walked away with 26 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 125 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 37.2% out of 183 inherited runners. They rank 27th in MLB holding a save percentage of 55.3%, and they have sent 392 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 90 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in professional baseball). The Pirates have 1,047 assists, 59 errors and have amassed 3,333 putouts for the year. In their 9,999 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (9th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Burrows has given up 67 hits while tallying 75 strikeouts in 75 innings pitched. Burrows (2-4 mark in his career) has a 4.42 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 37 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.288 and having a FIP of 4.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.50 and he has gone up against 321 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-196)

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