Pirates vs. Rockies Pick
Will the Pirates hand the Rockies their fourth-straight loss when the two teams meet tonight in Colorado at 8:40PM ET?
According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Rockies are +120 money line underdogs for tonight’s game while the Pirates have odds of -140 to pull out another road victory. With Gerrit Cole set to face Jorge de la Rosa in the pitching matchup, the total currently sits at 10.5 runs.
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Pittsburgh has won four of Cole’s last five road starts and 37 of his last 53 starts overall. The Pirates are also 21-7 in Cole’s last 28 starts versus a team with a losing record, 11-4 in his last 15 road starts against an opponent with a losing record, and 13-3 in Cole’s last 16 starts against the National League West.
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The Rockies, meanwhile, are just 1-4 in de la Rosa’s last five starts with six days of rest in between and have also lost five of their last six games overall. They’re 3-13 in their last 16 games played on Tuesday and 1-4 in their last five games versus a right-handed starter as well.
OUR PICK: The Pirates are a perfect 5-0 in their last five games against the Rockies and have won their last six games in Colorado. Pittsburgh is also 4-1 in its last five games overall, 4-1 in its last five road games and have beaten five of the last six left-handed starters its faced on the road. The Rockies are just 2-5 in de la Rosa’s last seven starts against the Pirates.
TUESDAY MLB FREE PICK: PITTSBURGH PIRATES -140
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