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The Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27) and the San Francisco Giants (24-26) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Thursday at 12:35 PM ET. The Pirates are -189 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Giants (+159).
Paul Skenes gets the starting nod for Pittsburgh while Erik Miller is San Francisco’s starter for the contest.
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The Pirates have put together a 7-12 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 36.8% of those games).
Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -189 or shorter in only one game this season, which it won.
This season, the Giants have been the underdog 22 times and won eight, or 36.4%, of those games.
San Francisco has been at least a +159 moneyline underdog four times this season, but was upset in all of those games.
The Pirates have played in 50 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 24 times (24-25-1).
The Giants’ games have gone over the total in 25 of their 50 chances.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 23rd-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.8 runs per game (192 total).
Pittsburgh is 20th in MLB action with 46 total home runs.
The Pirates have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.226).
Pittsburgh’s hitters strike out 9.5 times per game, the 27th-most in MLB.
The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.6 K/9, which ranks 12th in MLB.
Pittsburgh has a 3.95 team ERA that ranks 13th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Giants Stats & Insights
The Giants have scored the 17th-most runs in the league this season with 212 (4.2 per game).
San Francisco’s 45 home runs rank 21st in Major League Baseball.
The Giants’ .248 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking ninth in MLB.
San Francisco ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.9 Ks per contest.
The Giants have an 8.4 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 20th in the big leagues.
San Francisco pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.47 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
The Pirates will look to Skenes (1-0) in his third start of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 26 while batting .251.
Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in batting with a .268 average while slugging six homers and driving in 22 runs.
Oneil Cruz leads Pittsburgh in home runs with seven. He’s driven in 19 runs and is slugging .433.
Andrew McCutchen is batting .218 with an OBP of .331 and a slugging percentage of .366 this season.
Giants Key Players to Watch
Miller will take to the mound for the Giants, his second start of the season.
Thairo Estrada leads the Giants with eight home runs and 29 runs batted in.
Matt Chapman is hitting .245 with 13 doubles, seven home runs and 15 walks.
LaMonte Wade Jr is batting .336 with five doubles, two home runs and 33 walks.
Jorge Soler is batting .213 with six doubles, five home runs and 17 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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