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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Colorado Rockies 2

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

9:10 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 21, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 8, 5:01 AM ET
T-Score53
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 53
1
1–2
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 25
2
T-Score25
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 53–25 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
2.86
83rd
WHIP
0.93
38th
K/9
10.94
29th
BB/9
1.84
54th
P-Score65i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.92
84th
OPS/R
–
IP
88.0
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
4.31
181st
WHIP
1.29
122nd
K/9
5.22
216th
BB/9
2.50
28th
P-Score41i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.59
211th
OPS/R
–
IP
79.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.42
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
82
How the starters differ
·Skenes strikes out 5.7 more batters per nine innings.
·Skenes allows fewer baserunners, with a 0.93 WHIP compared with 1.29.
·Skenes enters with a 2.86 ERA compared with Sugano's 4.31.
·Skenes allows the lower home-run rate: 0.92 vs 1.59 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Skenes arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam41%96.8
Sweeper16%84.3
Changeup12%88.7
Sinker12%96.6
Splitter10%93.2
Slider9%86.6
Curveball0%81.8
Sugano arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Splitter21%86.9
Four-seam21%92.6
Sinker19%92.5
Sweeper11%83.7
Cutter11%89.0
Slider10%85.4
Curveball8%79.9

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Tomoyuki Sugano)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Paul Skenes)
5th
in MLB
0.751OPS
.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.734 6th.739 5th
Home runs186 13th180 19th
Runs767 6th752 7th
OBP.330 4th.322 7th
SLG.404 9th.417 4th
PitchingPITPIT·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs5.59
PITCOL
WHIP1.30vs1.52
PITCOL
K/99.3vs7.0
PITCOL
HR Allowed155vs227
PITCOL
ResultsPITPIT·COLCOL
+3439th
Run differential
+19427th
82–80 Record58–104
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.