Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+106) Pittsburgh (-128)

PNC Park is the site where the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-19) will try to defeat the Colorado Rockies (16-25) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Colorado at +106 and Pittsburgh is at -128. The over/under is 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Michael Lorenzen and Paul Skenes.

The Rockies have recorded 72 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 41 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging rate of .399 and have struck out 401 times, while taking a walk on 125 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league. They have 170 runs batted in in addition to 349 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average comes in at .250. They have tallied 175 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .320.

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The Rockies have compiled a team earned run average of 4.84 for the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 310 hitters. Rockies pitchers have conceded 59 home runs and 210 runs in total (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 135 hitters and their FIP is 4.78 as a squad so far this year. Colorado has surrendered 379 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.42.

The Rockies relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 31 save situations. They have earned 11 saves so far this season and have missed out on 5 out of their 16 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 64 runners on the season and 25.0% of them crossing home plate. Rockies bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 40 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 115 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have notched 15 holds this year (25th in baseball).

The Colorado Rockies are sitting with 1,087 putouts thus far, in addition to 354 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 22nd in MLB, and they have turned 35 double plays. The Rockies have turned 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,261 innings, which has them sitting 26th in pro baseball.

Lorenzen (56-59 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.13 while he has gone up against 4,404 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 983 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 399 walks. His ERA is 4.19 (482 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.335. Lorenzen has pitched in 1,035 innings and has accounted for 852 K's during his career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied a team OBP of .337 in addition to a batting average of .249 on the year. They have struck out on 379 occasions (3rd in the league) and have totaled 355 base hits. Pittsburgh has 44 home runs over the course of the season as well as 199 runs batted in. The Pirates have a team slugging % of .390 and they average 5.02 runs per game (7th in the league). They have hit 57 two-baggers, while walking 172 times as well as putting up 206 runs.

The Pirates hold a team WHIP of 1.235 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a team for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (368 strikeouts against 151 bases on balls). They are sitting at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 310. They have allowed 32 homers and they yield 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 175 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.74 (155 earned runs surrendered).

With 44 save situations, the Pirates have tallied 27 holds and also 10 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have come away with 7 saves. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.7% of 49 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 51 times in high leverage situations and on 40 occasions with runners on. They rank 29th in MLB holding a save rate of 41.2%, and they have sent 139 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year.

In 3,363 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (10th in the majors). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 29 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 334 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,121 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Skenes has surrendered 253 base hits while he has earned 432 punch outs in 362 frames. Skenes (26-15 career record) holds a 2.01 ERA while allowing 6.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered a total of 81 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.922 and a FIP of 2.0. His K/BB ratio is 5.33 and he has gone up against 1,406 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-128) and under 8.5 runs

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