Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+125) Pittsburgh (-150)

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-19) will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (16-25) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Rockies at +125 and the Pirates are at -150. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jose Quintana and Mitch Keller.

The Rockies have hit 72 two-baggers as a team and have hit 41 baseballs out of the park. Colorado has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 401 times, while being walked on 125 occasions. As a team, the Colorado Rockies are earning 4.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league. They have tallied 170 runs batted in as well as 349 base knocks on the campaign, and their average at the plate sits at .250. They have 175 runs scored and have an OBP of .320.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42. Rockies pitchers have conceded 59 home runs in addition to 210 total runs (27th in baseball). Colorado has yielded 379 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. The Rockies have a team earned run average of 4.84 this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 310 hitters. They have walked 135 opposing players and their FIP is 4.78 as a unit so far this season.

The Rockies bullpen have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and have entered the game in 31 save situations. They have earned 11 saves so far this year and have blown 5 out of their 16 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 64 runners on the campaign with 25.0% of those players earned a run for their team. Rockies pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 40 times in addition to having 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have sent 115 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have earned 15 holds so far this season (25th in baseball).

The Rockies have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of 3,261 innings, which has them sitting 26th in MLB. The Colorado Rockies have a total of 1,087 putouts on the year, as well as 354 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them ranked 23rd in baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays.

Quintana (114-112 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.70 and he has gone up against 8,939 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,070 base hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 654 free passes. His ERA is 3.76 (890 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.278. Quintana has taken the mound for 2,131 frames and is sitting with 1,830 punch outs in his career.

Pittsburgh has compiled 44 HRs so far this year and 199 RBIs. They have put up 57 two-baggers, while getting a free base 172 times as well as earning 206 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have an OBP of .337 and a team batting average of .249 so far this year. The Pirates have a SLG% of .390 and they tally 5.02 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 379 instances (5th in the league) and have earned 355 base hits.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.235 with a FIP of 3.66 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (368 strikeouts against 151 free passes). They rank 9th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 310. They have conceded 32 homers and they relinquish 4.22 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 175 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 3.74 (155 earned runs conceded).

Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.7% out of their 49 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on base. With 44 save situations, the Pirates have 27 holds and also 10 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in MLB with a save rate of 41.2%, and they have sent 139 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 29 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in the majors). The Pirates have racked up 334 assists, 22 errors and have a total of 1,121 putouts this year. In their 3,363 innings on the field, the Pirates hold a defensive efficiency of 70.9% (10th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Keller has surrendered 949 hits while he has tallied 872 strikeouts in 925 innings pitched. Keller (46-66 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.43 earned run average while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 455 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.364 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and he has faced 4,004 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-150) and under 8.5 runs

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