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FinalFinal lineupsNL Central / NL West

Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Colorado Rockies 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:10 PM ET · Coors FieldStats updated Jun 21, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups locked
T-Score52
Pittsburgh Pirates
76–77 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 52
1
1–2
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
56–97 · 5th NL West · T-Score 22
2
T-Score22
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesSkenes leads Sugano in P-Score (65 vs 41), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenBoth offenses perform near the same level against the opposing starter's handedness.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has been the better recent team, at 6–4 over the last 10.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 52–22 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.
Plate disciplinePiratesPittsburgh has drawn 292 walks this season, 51 more than Colorado.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Paul Skenes RHP
Paul Skenes
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
3.78
79th
WHIP
1.13
40th
K/9
10.28
30th
BB/9
2.56
55th
P-Score65i
FIP
3.23
HR/9
0.94
59th
OPS/R
0.673
IP
162.0
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA3.70
Road ERA3.87
Last 5 starts
ERA
1.27
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
86
COL
Tomoyuki Sugano RHP
Tomoyuki Sugano
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.49
180th
WHIP
1.36
137th
K/9
5.43
214th
BB/9
2.14
26th
P-Score41i
FIP
5.41
HR/9
1.96
205th
OPS/R
0.801
IP
142.2
2026 ERA splits
Home ERA4.96
Road ERA5.64
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
82
How the starters differ
·Skenes strikes out 4.8 more batters per nine innings.
·Skenes owns the lower FIP, 3.23 to 5.41.
·Skenes allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.13 WHIP compared with 1.36.
·Skenes allows the lower home-run rate: 0.94 vs 1.96 per nine.
Advanced starter metricsERA−, FIP, WAR, career vs opponent
MetricSkenesSuganoNote
ERA−87111Park- and league-adjusted; 100 is average.
FIP3.235.41
WAR4.10.4Season value.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper15%84.3
Changeup13%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter11%93.2
Slider8%86.7
Curveball0%81.8
Sugano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter22%86.9
Four-seam21%92.5
Sinker19%92.5
Cutter11%89.0
Sweeper11%83.7
Slider9%85.4
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Tomoyuki Sugano)
6th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
4th
in MLB
0.755OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page

Team comparison

OffensePITPIT·COLCOL
AVG.253 5th.254 4th
OPS.732 7th.741 5th
Home runs175 14th169 20th
Runs730 5th717 6th
OBP.330 4th.324 7th
SLG.402 12th.417 4th
PitchingPITPIT·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.19vs5.62
PITCOL
WHIP1.30vs1.54
PITCOL
K/99.2vs7.0
PITCOL
HR Allowed146vs211
PITCOL
ResultsPITPIT·COLCOL
+24413th
Run differential
+8729th
76–77 Record56–97
6–4 Last 104–6
Last 10 games
Pittsburgh Pirates (6–4)
L
L
W
L
W
W
W
W
W
L
Colorado Rockies (4–6)
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Pirates?+
Paul Skenes (2.86 ERA, 6–7) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Tomoyuki Sugano (4.31 ERA, 8–4) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
9:10 PM ET at Coors Field.
Where is the game being played?+
Coors Field, home of the Colorado Rockies.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Pirates and Rockies performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Rockies 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Paul Skenes is at 65; Tomoyuki Sugano is at 41. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.