PITTSBURGH — Dire forecasts by multiple “baseballologist” about a Rockies rotation meltdown have been off the mark.

At least so far.

Right-hander Connor Seabold was recently inserted into the rotation because of injuries to German Marquez and Noah Davis, and the dumping of the struggling Jose Urena. Thrown into the breach, Seabold has held his own in his two starts.

In the Rockies’ 10-1 rout of the Pirates Tuesday night at PCN Park, Seabold pitched five innings, giving up one run on three hits. He collected the first win of his career after 15 appearances.

“It feels great, it feels like the monkey is off my back a little bit,” said Seabold, who made his big-league debut with Boston on Sept. 11, 2021. “I just wanted to give the team five or six innings.”

Yes, Seabold walked three and hit a batter, but he managed to work his way out of multiple traffic jams.

“He will remember his first win, in a great ballpark, on a Tuesday night,” manager Bud Black said. “He made some pitches when he needed to. He did what we asked him to do — throw strikes.

“Even though he walked three in five innings — I don’t like that — he pitched. He’s a pitcher.”

Over the last 14 games, Colorado starters have a combined ERA of 3.71 and the club is 9-5. Last year, Rockies starters posted a 5.22 ERA.

Tuesday was a step forward for Seabold, who allowed three solo homers over five innings in a no-decision against the Brewers last Thursday at Coors Field.

“I was happy with my ability to escape trouble, especially at the end,” he said.

In the fifth, Seabold gave up a leadoff double to Tucupita Marcano and also walked two, but he got Carlos Santana to fly out to left with the bases full for the final out.

Rockies hitters, dominated by Pirates right-hander Mitch Keller in a 2-0 loss in Monday night’s series opener, rebounded big-time against rookie right-hander Luis Ortiz. Led by a two-homer night by Jurickson Profar — the third multi-home game of his career — the Rockies had 11 hits.

Colorado was dreadful on the road last season with a 27-54 record and 2.9 runs-pre-game average. It’s slowly been getting better this season: an 8-13 record and 3.9 runs per game.

Profar got the Rockies on the scoreboard with a two-out solo homer in the second inning. He lined Ortiz’s first-pitch slider into the right-field seats for his fourth homer of the season. Ortiz, who was called up from Triple-A for the start, gave up five runs (two earned) on seven hits over five innings.

In the fourth, the Rockies did something they failed to do on the road much of last season: manufacture runs. They didn’t rip the cover off the ball, but they sent nine men to the plate and scored four runs on four hits.

The rally began with back-to-back singles by C.J. Cron and Elias Diaz, and when Pittsburgh shortstop Marcano failed to catch the ball at second base for a force out off Ryan McMahon’s grounder, Cron scored and Colorado was rolling.  Harold Castro drew a walk to jam the bases, Ezequiel Tovar grounded into a force out to score a run, and Charlie Blackmon and Randal Grichuk hit back-to-back RBI singles.

The Rockies piled on five runs in the seventh inning, highlighted by McMahon’s two-run triple and Profar’s two-run homer. The triple was much-needed for McMahon, who entered the night in a 2-for-28 skid that included 11 strikeouts.

“It’s been a little bit of a difficult start for me and I’m trying to catch up,” said Profar, who entered the night hitting .210. “I didn’t have a spring training and the body felt that way the first month. But I’m working hard every day to help the team.”

The Rockies will attempt to win their third consecutive series when they play the Pirates on Wednesday afternoon at PNC Park.

Wednesday’s pitching matchup

Rockies RHP Antonio Senzatela (0-1, 1.80 ERA) at Pirates LHP Rich Hill (3-3, 4.54 ERA)

10:35 a.m. Wednesday, PNC Park

TV: ATTRM

Radio: 850 AM/94.1 FM

Senzatela was excellent in his first start since returning from knee surgery. Although the Rockies lost, 1-0, to the Mets on Friday at Citi Field, Senzatela pitched five innings, giving up one run on a solo homer. He has not pitched well against the Pirates, going 0-2 with a 13.50 ERA in three career outings (two starts). He’s 0-1 with a 16.62 ERA in two appearances (one start) at PNC Park.

Hill, the 43-year-old lefty, handled the Rockies at Coors Field earlier this season, giving up a single run over six innings in Pittsburgh’s 14-3 victory on April 17. Hill had his three-game winning streak snapped by Toronto last Friday, allowing four runs over 5 1/3 innings. Still, he’s been pitching well, going 3-2 with a 2.83 ERA over his last five starts. He is 2-4 with a 5.11 ERA in eight career starts vs. Colorado.

Pitching Probables

Thursday: Off day

Friday: Phillies LHP Bailey Falter (0-6, 5.75) at Rockies LHP Austin Gomber (3-4, 6.75), 6:40 p.m., ATTRM

Saturday: Phillies RHP Taijuan Walker (3-2, 5.97) at Rockies RHP Ryan Feltner (2-2, 5.08), 6:10 p.m., ATTRM

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