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At 6:40 PM ET, the Rockies and Pirates will square off in an NL matchup. This one is being played at PNC Park in Pittsburgh and features a Rockies club that is just 7-24 this season. The Pirates are 14-18 overall and will be sending Martín Pérez to the mound vs. Cal Quantrill for Colorado.

Pittsburgh is the heavy favorite, with money line odds of -189, and the over/under line is sitting at 8 runs. If you're looking to catch this one on TV, it is being carried by SN PT.

COLORADO ROCKIES VS PITTSBURGH PIRATES BETTING PICK

The Pick: Colorado Rockies Moneyline +157

This game will be played at PNC Park at 6:40 ET on Friday, May 3rd.

HOW TO BET THE ROCKIES VS PIRATES:

  • We have the Rockies winning by a score of 5 to 4
  • If you're looking for a run line pick, we also like the Rockies to cover
  • As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 9 runs and like the over

Rockies Records & Stats

The Rockies will be looking to get back on track after closing out their series vs. the Marlins with a 5-4 loss. This was especially tough, as they held a lead going into the 9th inning before the Marlins scored a run in the bottom of the 9th. Colorado was the +148 underdog on the road going into this game.

Peter Lambert got the start for the Rockies and took the loss. He only lasted 3 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs. Offensively, the Rockies scored their four runs on a Jacob Stallings homer in the 2nd inning. Brendan Rodgers also had a good day at the plate, going 2/4 with a run scored.

Colorado is on the road today to take on the Pirates, and they have dropped five straight games overall. The Rockies are just 7-24 this season, putting them 12 games behind the Dodgers for the NL West lead. So far, they are 4-7 in divisional matchups.

At home, the Rockies are only 5-10 compared to 2-14 on the road. Colorado has really struggled as the underdog this season, going 2-14. They have also dropped eight straight games as the road underdog. The Rockies have yet to win a series this year, and their overall series record is 0-9-1.

The Rockies have been a tough team to bet on this season, as their run line record is below .500 at 14-17. They have been a little better at home, going 7-8 on the run line, but they have been better as the underdog, going 14-17 overall. The Rockies have been outscored by an average of 2.4 runs per game this season, and they have been outscored by an average of 2.8 runs per game on the road.

Colorado's over/under record is 15-16 this season, with an average line of 10 runs per game. The Rockies have gone over the line in three games with an O/U line of 8 runs, and their games have averaged 10 runs per game this season. In their last game, the over/under line was set at 11 runs, and the game finished with 12 runs scored.

Right-hander Cal Quantrill gets the start for the Rockies today as he faces the Pirates on the road. So far, he has made six starts and has a record of 0-3 with an ERA of 5.34. Quantrill's WHIP for the season is currently 1.50. Looking back at his last outing, he took the loss vs. the Astros, giving up six earned runs in five innings of work. Quantrill has made three quality starts this year and is averaging just 4.78 strikeouts per nine innings. Per nine innings, he is also averaging 3.94 walks.

Colorado's offense has been one of the worst in the league so far, averaging just 3.8 runs per game (22nd) and are also near the bottom of the league in home runs. However, they do have a few guys swinging the bat well right now, with Ryan McMahon hitting .316 for the season and going 8/24 with two homers over his last seven games. McMahon's four homers is the best mark on the team and 7th in the league. Michael Toglia is also near the top of the league in homers but is batting just .106 for the season.

As a team, the Rockies are batting .238, which is 12th in the league, and they have a collective on-base percentage of .304. Colorado's team batting average is 12th in the league, and they have the 3rd best BABIP in the league right now.

Pirates Records & Stats

Pittsburgh is coming off a game in which they wasted several good performances. In their 4-0 loss to Oakland, Quinn Priester was excellent on the mound, allowing just two runs on five hits and striking out three. However, the Pirates couldn't get anything going offensively and wasted a good start from Priester. They also lost DJ Crum, who went on the IL with a hamstring injury.

Heading into this game, the Pirates were the slight favorite at -110 on the money line. Things really got away from the Pirates in the 2nd inning, as the Athletics scored a run and added three more in the 3rd to take a 4-0 lead. Pittsburgh's offense scored their only run in the 2nd.

Pittsburgh is 5th in the NL Central, trailing the Brewers by six games. Overall, the Pirates are 14-18 and have dropped four straight games, losing the final game of their series vs. the Athletics and the first three games of this losing streak. So far, they are 2-2 in divisional games.

At home, the Pirates are 5-7 this year and 9-11 on the road. As the favorite, the Pirates are just 3-8 this year, and they are 2-4 when favored at home. As for their record as the underdog, the Pirates are 11-10. Heading into today's game, the Pirates' series record is 3-4-3, and they have dropped two straight series.

When the Pirates win, they win big, with an average run differential of +2.9. But when they lose, they lose by an average of -3.2 runs. They have been a solid bet on the run line this season, going 17-15, but they have been better on the road, going 11-9 compared to 6-6 at home. They have been a good bet as an underdog, going 14-7 on the run line in those games, compared to just 3-8 as the favorite. Their current run line losing streak is at three games, and they have failed to cover the run line in their last six games as the favorite.

When the Pirates have played games with an over/under line of 8 runs this season, the under has gone 4-3. The over/under line for today's game against the Rockies is set at 8 runs, and the Pirates have gone under in six straight games.

Martín Pérez gets the start for the Pirates today and will be looking to build off his last outing, where he gave up just one earned run in six innings of work. In that outing vs. the Giants, he allowed four hits, two walks, and didn't give up a homer. Overall, Pérez has made six starts, has a record of 1-1, and his ERA is 2.86. Opposing batters are hitting .252 off the left-hander this season. Pérez has made three quality starts this year and is averaging 7.01 strikeouts per nine innings.

So far this season, the Pirates are averaging just 3.7 runs per game, which is 24th in the league. They have been even worse at home, putting up just 3.1 runs per contest. As a team, they are batting just .227, and their team on-base percentage of .311 is 14th in the league.

Currently, the Pirates have three players tied for the team lead in home runs, with Bryan Reynolds, Connor Joe, and Andrew McCutchen all having three homers. Reynolds comes into the game with a batting average of .248 and is 1 for his last 30. Joe is hitting .283 for the season and is also 1 for his last 30. Joey Bart is also 1 for his last 13 and is batting just .219 for the season.