The 5-11 Colorado Rockies have lost 5 straight but return home tonight for a 3-game series with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Colorado’s issue has been their starting pitching with one exception, lefty Kyle Freeland, and he is expected to get the nod tonight. Freeland has been dealing, with a record of 2-0, a hardly visible ERA of 0.98, and a 0.96 WHIP. The Pirates, who are off to a surprising 9-7 start, will likely send veteran southpaw Rich Hill to the bump. Hill has had a great career but is not what he once was. He is off to a 0-2 start with an elevated 7.20 ERA, a WHIP of 1.33, and the Rockies are 4-1 in their last 5 home games against a left-handed starter. Colorado has won 7 of the last 10 meetings overall with Pittsburgh and 5 of the last 6 against them at Coors Field.
TONIGHT’S PICK: COLORADO ROCKIES