Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies 4/17/2023 Picks Predictions

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The Pittsburgh Pirates will go against the Colorado Rockies in MLB action in Coors Field, CO, on Monday, April 17, 2023, at 8:40 PM ET.

In their last 8 games, Pittsburgh alternated between victories and defeats; on Saturday, they defeated the Cardinals after extra innings.

The Pirates had a 9-6 record going into Sunday and were second in the NL Central, a match behind Milwaukee for first place.

On Saturday, Rodolfo Castro had three hits for Pittsburgh, driving in two runs, and Connor Joe and Ke’Bryan Hayes each had two singles in the contest.

The Pirates won thanks to home runs from Andrew McCutchen (his second) and Hayes (his first). Roansy Contreras pitched six innings, giving up two runs on 6 hits, three walks, and six strikeouts.

He was not considered in the decision. For his first save, Dauri Moreta threw a spotless 10th, walking one and striking out one.

In this game, Rich Hill is the Pirates’ starting pitcher and is making his fourth start of the year. Hill enters the game with a record of 0-2 and 15 innings pitched with a 7.20 ERA, 1.333 WHIP, four walks, and 18 strikeouts.

He permitted 15 home runs over 124.1 innings last year, but he now allowed a league-high six this year. Hill was unsuccessful in his most recent start on Wednesday at home against the Astros.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 3-7 SU in their last 10 games with the Rockies.
The Pirates are 5-2 SU in their last 7 matches on the road.
The total went UNDER in 6 of Pittsburgh’s last 7 matches on the road against Colorado.

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Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies Predictions 4/17/2023

Colorado lost its fourth straight game on Saturday as Seattle beat them in the middle game of their series in the Pacific Northwest.

With a record of 5-10, the Rockies were last in the NL West heading into Sunday, four matches behind the Dodgers and Diamondbacks for first place in the division.

Elias Diaz and C.J. Cron both had two hits for Colorado on Saturday, but it wasn’t nearly enough to secure a victory.

On the mound, Ryan Feltner (0-2) was brutalized while taking the loss. Over 3.2 innings of work, he gave up five runs on five hits, three walks, and five strikeouts.

In this game, Kyle Freeland will make his fourth start for the Rockies this year. He enters the game with a record of 2-0, a season’s worth of 18.2 innings of work, a 0.96 ERA, a 0.964 WHIP, 5 walks, and 11 strikeouts.

Freeland’s most recent start, on Tuesday night at home against the Cardinals, didn’t affect the outcome. He pitched six innings in a game the Rockies eventually lost 9-6, surrendering two runs on six hits, 2 walks, and 5 strikeouts.

In this game, Freeland makes his seventh career start against the Pirates.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Colorado’s last 6 matches.
The Colorado Rockies are 0-5 SU in their last 5 matches.
The total went UNDER in 9 of Colorado’s last 11 matches against Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies. The MLB pick for this game is the Colorado Rockies. Although Pittsburgh started this season better than anticipated, Hill did not perform well so far in 2023.

When visiting Coors Field, you don’t want to have a stat like giving up six home runs in 15 innings of work. Freeland, meanwhile, pitched well against Pittsburgh in his history and was reliable in his three starts this season.

The Rockies are consistently a much superior offensive team at home than they are away from home, thus this situation is helped by the location.

Colorado has the edge here over a competent Pirates team because of their advantage on the mound, which is just enough. Colorado will win to a predicted score of 5-4.

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