Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 8/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

Coors Field is the location where the Colorado Rockies (28-80) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-62) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Pittsburgh at -182 while Colorado is at +150. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitch Keller and Bradley Blalock.

The Pirates have accumulated 150 two-baggers as a team and have hit 72 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .341 and have been called out on strikes 951 times, while drawing a walk on 339 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.4 runs/g, which puts them at 30th in MLB. They have accumulated 357 RBI's as well as 833 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .231. They have racked up 369 runs and have an on-base percentage of .301.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 3.68 this season (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 830 hitters. Pirates pitchers have relinquished 99 home runs and 420 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 313 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.81 as a squad on the season. Pittsburgh has relinquished 835 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 394 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19.

The Pirates relievers have earned a save rate of 58.5% and stepped onto the hill in 94 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 152 base runners over the course of the season and 34.2% of those runners crossed home plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 97 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have sent 333 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds for the season (24th in baseball). They have compiled 24 saves for the season and have not converted 17 of their 41 save chances.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are sitting with 2,894 putouts this year, in addition to 919 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which ranks 6th in the majors, and they have turned 83 double plays. The Pirates have turned 71.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,682 innings on the field, ranking them 2nd in pro baseball.

Keller has pitched in 828 innings and has racked up 787 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.46 (410 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.381. He has allowed 863 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 281 walks. Keller (40-60 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.39 and he has gone up against 3,602 hitters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .292 in addition to a team batting average of .233 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 1,040 instances (2nd in MLB) and have tallied 841 hits. Colorado has a total of 108 home runs for the season to go along with 377 RBIs. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .385 and they are recording 3.59 runs per outing (29th in the league). They have put up 170 doubles, while taking a walk 278 times and earning 388 runs.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.583 with a FIP of 4.94 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,117. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 665 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 5.65 (591 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 6.80 (708 strikeouts vs 374 walks). They have relinquished 148 dingers and they relinquish 6.35 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Sitting with 83 save situations, the Rockies have 44 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Colorado has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 109 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with base runners. Colorado relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.7% of 202 inherited runners. They rank 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.3%, and they have sent 360 relievers onto the field so far this season.

Out of their 8,478 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have earned a efficiency on defense of 65.6% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 112 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in the majors). The Rockies have 1,028 assists, 86 errors and have a total of 2,826 putouts on the campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Blalock has surrendered 82 hits while he has totaled 36 K's in 63 frames. Blalock (2-5 career record) has a 6.55 ERA while giving up 11.7 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 46 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.725 and a FIP of 6.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.33 and he has faced 294 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+150)

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