Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, August 24, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+110) Pittsburgh (-130)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (54-74) will play the Colorado Rockies (37-91) at PNC Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have Colorado at +110 while Pittsburgh is opening at -130. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Austin Gomber and Paul Skenes.

As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are notching 3.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 28th in the league. They have notched a total of 490 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .298. The Rockies have accounted for 209 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 132 balls out of the stadium. They have accrued 477 runs batted in and 1,035 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .241. Colorado owns a slugging percentage of .396 and have been called out on strikes 1,186 times, while drawing a walk on 324 occasions.

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The Rockies have a team ERA of 5.99 this season (30th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 849 batters. Rockies pitchers have surrendered 185 home runs and 822 runs (30th in the league). They have walked 443 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.07 as a unit so far this season. Colorado has conceded 1,353 base hits (10.9 per 9 innings) and 744 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.92 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.61.

Rockies relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 137 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 50 holds on the year (30th in the league). The Rockies bullpen have earned a save rate of 54.3% and have entered the game in 96 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves this season and have not converted 21 of 46 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 235 runners on the season and 34.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Rockies have sent 428 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 3,355 putouts this year, as well as 1,207 assists and 99 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .979 which ranks 30th in the majors, and have a total of 128 double plays. The Rockies have converted 65.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,065 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Gomber (35-47 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.00 while he has gone up against 3,041 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 763 base hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 220 walks. His ERA is 5.08 (398 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.394. Gomber has pitched in 705 innings and has accumulated 539 K's in his career.

Pittsburgh has compiled 88 home runs on the campaign to go along with 433 runs batted in. They have recorded 181 two-baggers, while taking a walk 408 times as well as scoring 449 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team on-base percentage of .303 and a batting average of .232 so far this season. The Pirates have a slugging percentage of .345 and they tally 3.51 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,110 occasions (7th in MLB) and have accounted for 984 base hits.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.235 and have a FIP of 3.95 as a squad on the year. They are sitting at 8th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,019. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have yielded 536 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.02 (504 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.90 (992 strikeouts against 375 free passes). They have given up 125 homers and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball).

Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 48 save chances and they have tallied 27 saves. They are currently ranked 25th in the league holding a save rate of 56.3%, and they have sent 398 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 118 occasions with base runners. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of their 185 inherited base runners. With 107 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 57 holds and 21 blown saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (14th in pro baseball). The Pirates have racked up 1,063 assists, 60 errors and have 3,387 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 10,161 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (7th in professional baseball).

Skenes (18-12 career mark) is the owner of a 2.07 ERA and has allowed 6.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.99 and he has gone up against 1,119 hitters in his career. He has conceded a total of 66 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.955 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.0. During his career, Skenes has surrendered 205 base hits while totaling 344 punch outs in 287 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-130)

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