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The Pittsburgh Pirates will take the field against the San Francisco Giants (23-26) on Wednesday. The game begins at 6:40 PM ET on SportsNet PT, with the Pirates listed as -123 favorites on the moneyline.
Pittsburgh’s Jared Jones gets the start, and he’ll go against San Francisco’s Blake Snell.
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The Pirates have been favored on the moneyline 18 total times this season. They’ve finished 7-11 in those games.
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -123 or shorter, Pittsburgh has a record of 6-9 (40%).
The Giants have been underdogs in 21 games this season and won seven (33.3%) of those contests.
San Francisco has a record of 4-10, a 28.6% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of +105 or more by oddsmakers this season.
The Pirates have played in 49 games with a set over/under, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 23 times (23-25-1).
So far this season, the Giants and their opponents have hit the over in 24 of their 49 games with a total.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 25th-highest scoring team in MLB action averaging 3.8 runs per game (187 total).
Pittsburgh ranks 20th in MLB action with 45 home runs. They average 0.9 per game.
The Pirates have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.227).
Pittsburgh’s 9.4 strikeouts per game are the fourth-most in the majors.
The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 11th in MLB.
Pittsburgh’s 3.90 team ERA ranks 12th among all MLB pitching staffs.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants rank 18th in the majors with 203 total runs scored this season.
San Francisco’s 44 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The Giants’ .247 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
San Francisco ranks 12th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 Ks per contest.
The Giants have an 8.3 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
San Francisco has the 23rd-ranked ERA (4.47) in the majors this season.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Jones (3-4) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his 10th start of the season. He has a 2.89 ERA in 53 2/3 innings pitched, with 63 strikeouts.
Bryan Reynolds is batting .247 for Pittsburgh with a team-high 22 RBI.
Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 22 while batting .277 with six homers.
Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs with seven. He’s driven in 19 runs and is slugging .441.
Andrew McCutchen has 31 hits and an OBP of .329 to go with a slugging percentage of .374 this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
Snell (0-3) will take the mound for the Giants, his fourth start of the season.
Thairo Estrada leads the Giants in home runs (eight) and runs batted in (29).
Matt Chapman has 13 doubles, six home runs and 13 walks while hitting .243.
LaMonte Wade Jr has five doubles, two home runs and 30 walks while batting .319.
Jorge Soler is batting .204 with six doubles, five home runs and 16 walks.
Pirates and Giants Injuries
Pirates: Ke’Bryan Hayes: 10 Day IL (Back), Marco Gonzales: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 15 Day IL (Left triceps inflammation), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jason Delay: 60 Day IL (Knee), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Yasmani Grandal: day-to-day (Groin)
Giants: Michael Conforto: 10 Day IL (Hamstring), Nick Ahmed: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Keaton Winn: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Tom Murphy: 60 Day IL (Head), Jung Hoo Lee: 60 Day IL (Labrum), Alex Cobb: 60 Day IL (Hip), Robbie Ray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Austin Warren: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ethan Small: 60 Day IL (Oblique), Tristan Beck: 60 Day IL (Arm), Austin Slater: 7 Day IL (Concussion)
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