Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 5/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+126) Pittsburgh (-152)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-19) welcome the Colorado Rockies (16-26) at PNC Park on Thursday. The line on this matchup has Colorado at +126 while Pittsburgh is coming in at -152. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Chase Dollander and Carmen Mlodzinski.

The Rockies have recorded 75 doubles as a team and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. Colorado has a slugging % of .395 and have been called out on strikes 411 times, while drawing a walk on 125 occasions. As a squad, the Colorado Rockies are scoring 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 19th in the league. They have compiled 171 runs batted in in addition to 353 hits this year, and their team batting average comes in at .248. They have a total of 176 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .316.

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The Rockies hold a team earned run average of 4.81 over the course of the season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 317 batters. Rockies pitchers have allowed 59 long balls and also 213 runs in total (27th in the league). They have walked 139 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.74 as a unit this year. Colorado has allowed 388 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 198 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.28 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.42.

The Rockies relievers have compiled a save rate of 68.8% and stepped onto the hill in 31 save situations. They have 11 saves for the year and have missed out on 5 of 16 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 67 base runners on the year and 23.9% of them crossing the plate. Rockies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 41 times and also have had 38 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 119 relievers to the mound this year. The bullpen have a total of 15 holds this season (25th in baseball).

The Colorado Rockies have earned 1,111 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 362 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which has them ranked 23rd in professional baseball, and they have turned 36 double plays. The Rockies have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,333 innings on the field, which has them ranked 26th in MLB.

Dollander has taken the ball for 141 innings and has earned 129 K's during his MLB career. Dollander (5-14 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 5.47 and he has gone up against 621 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 5.55 (87 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.440. He has conceded 137 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 66 free passes.

The Pirates hold a team SLG% of .390 and they have an average of 4.98 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have put up 60 doubles, while taking a walk 176 times as well as earning 209 runs. Pittsburgh has accounted for 44 HRs for the season to go along with 202 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 386 instances (6th in the league) and have accounted for 364 hits. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accounted for an OBP of .337 as well as a team batting average of .250 this year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have given up 176 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 3.67 (156 earned runs given up). They have conceded 32 homers and they give up 4.14 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.217 with a FIP of 3.60 as a pitching staff so far this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.90 (378 strikeouts vs 151 walks). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 314.

They sit at 29th in baseball with a save rate of 44.4%, and they have dispatched 140 relievers to the hill this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with base runners. With 45 save situations, the Pirates have accumulated 27 holds and 10 blown saves. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 18 save chances and they have recorded 8 saves. Pittsburgh relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of their 49 inherited runners.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 29 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Pirates have accrued 342 assists, 22 errors and have earned 1,148 putouts during this campaign. In 3,444 innings played, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.1% (8th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Mlodzinski has surrendered 216 base knocks and he has 210 K's in 225 frames. He has allowed 87 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 957 batters in his career. Mlodzinski (15-19 record in his career) has earned a 3.48 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per 9 innings.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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