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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Colorado Rockies 6

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

3:10 PM ET · Coors FieldGame-day snapshot Jun 22, 3:03 AM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Oct 29, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score43
Pittsburgh Pirates
82–80 · 3rd NL Central · T-Score 43
8
8–6
FINAL
Colorado Rockies
58–104 · 5th NL West · T-Score 23
6
T-Score23
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherPiratesJones leads Lorenzen in P-Score (62 vs 30), WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handEvenThe handedness splits are nearly even, with less than a .002 difference in OPS.
Starter formRockiesLorenzen has a 3.60 ERA over his last five starts, while Jones is at 6.23.
Recent formPiratesPittsburgh has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.
Team strengthPiratesPittsburgh leads 43–23 in T-Score, driven by recent team form.

Starting pitchers

PIT
Jared Jones RHP
Jared Jones
Pittsburgh Pirates
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
5.75
73rd
WHIP
1.52
23rd
K/9
9.30
15th
BB/9
3.54
71st
P-Score62i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.77
85th
OPS/R
–
IP
20.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
6.23
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
23
COL
Michael Lorenzen RHP
Michael Lorenzen
Colorado Rockies
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
7.11
224th
WHIP
1.83
225th
K/9
7.70
195th
BB/9
3.08
163rd
P-Score30i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.54
189th
OPS/R
–
IP
76.0
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.60
QUALITY
START %
0%
(0 of 5)
DAYS
REST
85
How the starters differ
·Jones allows fewer baserunners, with a 1.52 WHIP compared with 1.83.
·Jones enters with a 5.75 ERA compared with Lorenzen's 7.11.
·Jones owns a 9.3 K/9 compared with Lorenzen's 7.7.
·Lorenzen allows the lower home-run rate: 1.54 vs 1.77 per nine.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Jones arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam47%98.2
Slider34%89.8
Changeup11%92.8
Curveball8%85.7
Lorenzen arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Changeup20%84.6
Sinker20%93.4
Four-seam19%94.0
Cutter14%90.2
Curveball11%82.7
Sweeper8%82.8
Slider8%86.3

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Pirates vs RHP (Michael Lorenzen)
6th
in MLB
0.749OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Rockies vs RHP (Jared Jones)
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 5th
PitchingPITPIT·COLCOL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.14vs5.59
PITCOL
WHIP1.30vs1.52
PITCOL
K/99.3vs7.0
PITCOL
HR Allowed155vs227
PITCOL
ResultsPITPIT·COLCOL
+4446th
Run differential
+28127th
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?+
Jared Jones (5.75 ERA, 1–1) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Rockies?+
Michael Lorenzen (7.11 ERA, 2–9) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
3:10 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?+
Jared Jones is at 62; Michael Lorenzen is at 30. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.