Antonio Senzatela (4-14, 7.00 ERA) has largely had a 2025 to forget, but turned in one of his best starts of the season a few days ago against the Arizona Diamondbacks when he threw five innings of shutout ball. He’ll look to turn in similar results against the Pirates, who torched him for a season-high-tying eight earned runs on August 1st.

The Pittsburgh Pirates start their weekend series at PNC Park, taking on the Colorado Rockies, who possess the worst record in the MLB. The Rockies

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Colorado Rockies with a 1-0 series lead. Pittsburgh has a 55-74 record overall and a 37-30 record at home. The Pirates have a 17-51 record in games when they have given up at least one home run.

Pawol was at second base for Friday night’s series opener as part of a four-person crew that includes crew chief Ron Kulpa, Alex Tosi and Manny Gonzalez.