Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Colorado Rockies Pick Pirates vs. Rockies Betting Tips & Computer Predictions May 8

MLB Odds and Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates (20-13) host the Colorado Rockies (12-21) on Monday at 5:35 pm EST. Mitch Keller will get the start for the Pirates vs. Kyle Freeland for the Rockies in today’s MLB game of the day with the first pitch at 5:35 pm EST at PNC Park. The Pirates are listed as null while the Rockies have 100 to win.

Pirates vs Rockies Spread and Betting Line

Pirates vs Rockies Game Info

• The Pirates probable starting pitcher: Mitch Keller
• The Rockies probable starting pitcher: Kyle Freeland
• Game Day: May 8
• Game Time: 5:35 pm EST
• Location: Pittsburgh, PA
• Stadium: PNC Park

Pirates vs Rockies Pitching Matchup

Pirates’ Starting Pitcher Mitch Keller

• Keller makes the start for the Pirates, his 6th of the season.
  He is (1 – 1) with a 3.447 ERA and 20 strikeouts in 247 innings pitched.
• In his most recent outing on December 31 against Twins
  the Right handed went 77,
  allowing 1 earned runs while surrendering 3 hits.
• The 27-year-old has put up a 3.447 ERA, WHIP (0.9574) and 20 strikeouts across 5 games while allowing a batting average of [home_team_pitcher_batting_average] to opposing hitters.
• Keller enters this outing with 5 quality starts under his belt this year.
• He meets Rockies offense with 134 runs while batting .256 as a squad. They have a collective 0.393 slugging percentage and have hit a total of 26 so far this season they rank 14 in the National League as of today.

Rockies Starting Pitcher Kyle Freeland

• Rockies’ Freeland (1 – 1) will make his 4th start of the season.
• Right’ last appearance was on December 31, when he threw
  against the Twins , giving up 4 while allowing 8.
• The 30-year-old has an ERA of 5.786 ERA and 5 strikeouts to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.9286 in 3 games this season.
• Kyle Freeland has had 3 starts so far this season.
• Freeland will look for the 4th start in a row.
• The Rockies have scored 134 total runs in MLB. They are batting .256 for the season with 26 home runs and 129 RBIs in the league.

Rockies Betting Picks & Insights

• The Athletics have come away with 37 wins in the 102 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
• Rockies and their opponents have hit the over in [away_team_hit_over] of their 33 games with a total set by the oddsmakers this season.
• The Rockies have posted a record of [away_team_record_against_spread] against the spread this season.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Ke’Bryan Hayes is leading the Pirates with 19 hits this season while batting .225 with 9 RBIs. He currently has 1 home runs and Walks with an 0.282 OBP this season.
• Travis Swaggerty is leading the team with 3 home runs while batting .379. In 6 games this season he has 9 hits and an 0.471 OBP this season.
• Leading the Pirates in runs batted is Travis Swaggerty with 10 in 6 games this season. He’s also batting .379 on the year with 9 hits and 3 home runs.

Rockies Leaders & Batting Stats

• Michael Toglia is leading the Rockies with 15 this season while batting .307 with 10 RBIs. He currently has 4 home runs and Walks with an 0.381 OBP this season.
• Michael Toglia is leading the team with 4 home runs while batting .307. In 19 games this season he has 15 hits and an 0.381 OBP this season.
• Leading the Rockies in runs batted in this season is Michael Toglia with 10 in 19 games this season. He’s also batting .307 on the year with 15 hits and 4 home runs.