Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 6/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, June 20, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-145) Colorado (+125)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (38-37) are hitting the road to Coors Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Colorado Rockies (28-47). The moneyline on this game has the Pirates at -145 while the Rockies are at +125. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Paul Skenes and Tomoyuki Sugano.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .408 and have struck out 695 times, while taking a walk on 290 occasions. They have 362 RBI's as well as 662 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .255. The Pirates have earned 111 two-baggers as a team and have hit 91 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 379 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .337. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are compiling 5.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in MLB.

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The Pirates have an ERA of 4.22 for the year (18th in MLB), and they have struck out 689 hitters. Pirates pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and 365 total runs (23rd in baseball). They have walked 278 batters and their FIP is 3.87 as a unit so far this season. Pittsburgh has yielded 604 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 316 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Pirates relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 51.6% and have entered the game in 67 save situations. They have accumulated 16 saves on the season and have blown 15 of their 31 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 101 runners for the season and 31.7% of those players ended up scoring. Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 73 times in addition to having 68 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 242 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 35 holds on the campaign (19th in baseball).

The Pirates have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of 6,063 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 2,021 putouts this year, in addition to 607 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which ranks 28th in MLB, and they have turned 53 double plays.

Skenes has pitched in 402 innings and has earned 485 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Skenes (27-19 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 2.12 and he has gone up against 1,573 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 2.15 (96 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.945. He has given up 290 base hits (6.5 hits per nine innings) and has 90 walks.

Colorado has tallied 81 HRs over the course of the season and 329 RBIs. They have put up 136 doubles, while taking a walk 236 times as well as putting up 344 runs. The Colorado Rockies have earned an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .252 for the season. The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .410 and they are earning 4.59 runs per outing (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 665 occasions (6th in MLB) and have earned a total of 642 hits.

The Rockies hold a team WHIP of 1.534 in addition to having a FIP of 4.82 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.40 (540 strikeouts vs 257 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 30th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 751. They have allowed 103 dingers and they surrender 5.95 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 434 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 5.59 (408 earned runs relinquished).

With 56 save situations, the Rockies have accumulated 29 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Colorado has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 27 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. Colorado bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.8% of 133 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 64 times in high leverage situations and also on 81 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have sent 229 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 60 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in baseball). The Rockies have accrued 622 assists, 45 errors and have amassed 1,971 putouts so far this year. In their 5,913 innings played, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 66.5% (30th in baseball).

During his career, Sugano has allowed 249 base knocks while accumulating 147 punch outs in 230 innings pitched. Sugano (17-14 career mark) has a 4.62 ERA and has given up 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded 118 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.334 and a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.53 and he has gone up against 988 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Colorado (+125)

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