Colorado Rockies at Pittsburgh Pirates 5/25/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Wednesday MLB schedule will get underway with a matinee between the Colorado Rockies and the Pittsburgh Pirates from PNC Park. The Rockies (19-22) have dropped 11 of their first 17 road games and are struck in the NL West Division basement. Last night, Connor Joe delivered an RBI single in the tenth inning to lift Colorado to a 2-1 road victory against Pittsburgh.

Twenty-five year old righty Ryan Feltner (0-1 7.20 ERA) will make his fourth career major league start. Through 11 plus career innings, Feltner has surrendered four home runs and owns an ugly 2.03 WHIP.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are four games below .500 at home and are nine games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. During Tuesday's home loss, Pittsburgh went 2-for-9 with runners in scoring position and was retired by strikes 12 times. OF Cal Mitchell got the Pirates (17-25) on the scoreboard first with a fifth inning RBI single. 

The Pirates will give the nod to twenty-eight year old righty Zach Thompson (2-4 4.88 ERA) on Wednesday. Last time out, Thompson allowed one run in five innings during a 5-3 home loss versus St. Louis.