Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, June 19, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates (38-37) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Friday where they will try to beat the Colorado Rockies (28-47). The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at -128 and the Rockies are priced at +106. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Bubba Chandler and Kyle Freeland.

Pittsburgh has a slugging % of .408 and have struck out 695 times, while drawing a walk on 290 occasions. They have 362 RBI's as well as 662 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .255. The Pirates have accounted for 111 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 91 baseballs out of the park. They have 379 runs scored and have an OBP of .337. As a unit, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 5.1 runs per outing, which is 5th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Pirates pitchers have conceded 72 long balls in addition to 365 runs in total (23rd in the league). Pittsburgh has conceded 604 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 316 earned runs. The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.22 for the season (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 689 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 278 batters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Pirates have sent 242 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 101 runners for the year with 31.7% of those players crossing the plate. The relievers have recorded 35 holds this year (19th in the league). Pirates pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 73 times as well as having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 16 saves on the year and have blown 15 out of their 31 chances to get a save. The Pirates relievers have recorded a save rate of 51.6% and have stepped onto the mound in 67 save situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have 2,021 putouts for the season, as well as 607 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which puts them in 28th in baseball, and have earned 53 double plays. The Pirates have transformed 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 6,063 innings, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball.

Chandler has taken the mound for 99 frames and has earned 99 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.54 (50 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.241. He has conceded 78 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 45 walks. Chandler (6-8 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.47 while facing 425 batters in the major leagues.

The Rockies hold a slugging percentage of .410 and they are scoring 4.59 runs per contest (11th in baseball). They have put up 136 doubles, while getting a free base 236 times and notching 344 runs. Colorado has compiled 81 home runs over the course of the season as well as 329 runs batted in. They have struck out on 665 instances (5th in MLB) and have a total of 642 hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this season.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.534 and have a FIP of 4.82 as a staff for the season. They sit at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 751. The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 434 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.59 (408 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.40 (540 strikeouts vs 257 free passes). They have given up 103 long balls and they concede 5.95 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league).

Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.8% of 133 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations and also on 81 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 56 save situations, the Rockies have tallied 29 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. They sit at 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 229 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in the majors). The Rockies have racked up 622 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 1,971 putouts this year. In their 5,913 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in the majors).

Freeland (66-97 record in his career) has a 4.70 ERA while allowing 10.1 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.43 and he has faced 5,745 opposing hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 688 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.431 and having a FIP of 4.6. In his MLB career, Freeland has conceded 1,478 base knocks while he has accumulated 993 punch outs in 1,318 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+106)

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