Colorado Rockies vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction for Tuesday May 12 2026
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In Tuesday night MLB action, the Colorado Rockies will travel to scenic PNC Park to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rockies (16-25) have dropped eight of their previous ten games and are trapped in the NL West Division cellar. On Sunday, Colorado batters managed just six hits and were retired by strikes ten times during a 6-0 road loss against Philadelphia.
Thirty-four year old righty Michael Lorenzen (2-4 6.92 ERA) will look to get his season on track for the Rockies. In his last start, Lorenzen (5 IP) was tagged for 11 hits and seven runs during a 10-5 home loss versus New York.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates are returning home after splitting a six-game west coast trip and are five games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. On Sunday, Pittsburgh batters went 2-for-13 with runners in scoring position and left 15 men on base during a 7-6 road loss against San Francisco in 12 innings. OF Oneil Cruz homered and scored twice for the Pirates.
The Pirates will counter with reigning NL Cy Young Award winner Paul Skenes (5-2 2.36 ERA) on Tuesday. Last time out, Skenes fired eight shutout frames and fanned seven batters during a 1-0 road victory against Arizona.
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Rockies vs Pirates Pick
Pittsburgh SP Jared Jones (elbow) will make his third rehab start on Tuesday and hopes to make his season debut later this month. Through 41 games, Colorado ranks 9th in OPS and 15th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 6th in OPS and 5th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 7-3.
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