Giants Continue Winning But Face Promising Pirates

Giants vs Pirates Series Preview Has Visiting San Francisco Favored For Opener

Wednesday’s Pitching Matchup Between Blake Snell and Jared Jones Worth Watching

It is not exactly the immovable object going up against the irresistible force when the San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates get together for a three-game series.

The Giants are one of three National League teams yet to win at least 10 road games while Pittsburgh is 9-12 at home. The Giants vs Pirates series preview sees the visiting Giants favored for the first game at -135 on the moneyline. Pittsburgh is +114.

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San Francisco took two of the three games against the Pirates last month as the Giants have won five of the last six games versus Pittsburgh with four of those matchups landing under the total.

The MLB best bets have the total set at 7.5 with the over juiced at -125.

The San Francisco Giants are 19th at +10000 in the odds of winning the World Series while Pittsburgh is well back at +25000 in the championship odds.

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Records: San Francisco Giants (23-25), Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26)
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Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
Streaming: NBC Sports Bay Area, SportsNet Pittsburgh

Giants vs Pirates Probable Starting Pitchers

  • Tuesday: Logan Webb (Giants); Martin Perez (Pirates)
  • Wednesday: Blake Snell (Giants); Jared Jones (Pirates)
  • Thursday: Mason Black (Giants); Paul Skenes (Pirates)

Plenty of Action in Recent Giants Games

If you love seeing runs cross the plates, the San Francisco Giants could be the team for you.
Seven of the last 11 MLB games played by the Giants had at least 10 runs scored.

The Giants hitters got rolling against the lowly Colorado Rockies with 24 runs, 14 doubles, and two home runs in the first two games of the three-game series. Keep that in mind for the Giants vs Pirates series preview.

Matt Chapman and Thairo Estrada combined for 13 hits and 13 runs in the three games.

San Francisco had 17 extra-base hits in six games against the Pirates during the 2023 season while four different players hit home runs in the first series of the season against the Pirates.

The San Francisco Giants standings have them just a game behind second-place San Diego in the National League West Division heading into Monday’s action.

The total went over in five of San Francisco’s last seven games.

Young Arms Coming Through For the Pirates

Pittsburgh has cooled off considerably after a strong start to the season but the long-suffering Pirates fans have something to look forward to thanks to pitchers Jared Jones and Paul Skenes.

Heading into Monday’s action, the 22-year-old Jones was 11th in the majors with 63 strikeouts with only five of the MLB players ahead of him having a higher strikeout per nine-inning rate.

The Pirates have scored a total of seven runs in the four losses suffered by Jones. That could factor into the Giants vs Pirates series preview.

Skenes, the top pick in the 2023 MLB Draft, has lived up to the hype already. In just his second start, Skenes tossed six hitless innings to pick up his first MLB win.

He has 18 strikeouts in his first 10 innings. Perhaps this 1-2 punch will help the Pittsburgh Pirates place higher in the MLB standings.

Four of the last five home games for the Pirates went over the total.

Who’s Hot

  • Matt Chapman, San Francisco Giants 3B: Chapman is 8-for-10 with four doubles, seven runs, and two walks in his last three games.
  • Colin Holderman, Pittsburgh Pirates P: Holderman hasn’t allowed an earned run in his last 13 appearances. He has surrendered one hit over 6.2 innings in his previous six outings.
  • Andrew McCutchen, Pittsburgh Pirates OF: McCutchen has at least two hits in four of his last eight games. He is hitting .355 during that stretch with eight runs and three home runs.
  • Logan Webb, San Francisco Giants P: Webb has allowed two earned runs over 13 innings in his last two starts.

Who’s Not

  • Mason Black, San Francisco Giants P: Black has given up 18 hits and 10 runs in 11.2 innings in his first three appearances of the season.
  • Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh Pirates IF: Cruz has one hit in his last 17 at-bats with seven strikeouts.
  • Martin Perez, Pittsburgh Pirates P: In three starts in May, Perez has given up 27 hits, seven home runs, and 16 runs in 15.1 innings.
  • Casey Schmitt, San Francisco Giants IF: Schmitt is 3-for-22 with five strikeouts and an on-base percentage of .136 this season.

Giants vs Pirates Injury Update

Infielder Nick Ahmed, outfielder Jung-Hoo Lee, and pitcher Keaton Winn are on the injured list for the Giants.

Third baseman Ke’Bryan Hayes and pitcher Ryan Borucki are on the injured list for the Pirates.

Giants vs Pirates Betting Preview

There were just 15 runs scored in the first three games between the Giants and the Pirates this MLB season. The teams were a combined 5-for-36 with runners in scoring position in that series. Ten of the 15 runs in those three games came courtesy of home runs.

Pittsburgh is one of the few teams in the majors with a better record (13-12) as an underdog than as a favorite (8-11).

Fourteen of San Francisco’s first 23 road games landed over the total.

The Giants have won six of their last seven road games against the Pirates.

The highlight of the series could be the Game 2 pitching matchup between former Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell and the Pirates’ hard-throwing rookie Jared Jones.

The weather is looking pretty good for the series opener with almost no rain in the forecast. Perhaps that is why the game has a total of 7.5 runs.

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