The San Francisco Giants are preparing to square off against a cross-country foe in the Pittsburgh Pirates in a Sunday showdown. This NL matchup gets underway at 1:35 p.m. ET and fans can catch the game on ATPT and NSBA.
San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Odds
Pittsburgh (receiving -140 odds) is favored over San Francisco and Vegas has the Over/Under for this day game at 7 runs (-125 for the over and +105 for the under). The game’s runline odds stand at -170 for picking the Giants +1.5 runs and +150 for the Pirates -1.5 runs.
The Pirates are 12-6 straight up (SU) and 11-6 against the spread (ATS). The team’s gained 7.1 units for bettors taking the moneyline and 3.4 units ATS. The Giants are 8-14 SU and have gone 8-13 against the spread. In total, the team’s lost 3.5 units for moneyline gamblers over the early portions of the season and 8.8 units ATS.
Pittsburgh games have a 7-10 over/under record so far in 2019. The Giants have an over/under record of 7-12-2.
Dereck Rodriguez will get the nod for the visiting Giants. The right-handed Rodriguez (2-2, 3.63 ERA) has recorded 18 strikeouts in 22.1 innings so far. He has yet to face the Pirates this year and only made one start against them in 2018 (1-0, 1.29 ERA and four strikeouts across seven innings).
The Pirates will send righty Chris Archer (1-0, 2.00 ERA) to the mound. Archer has 24 strikeouts and seven walks to his credit, along with a WHIP of 1.00. Archer did not register a start against the Giants in 2018.
As a unit, Pittsburgh’s pitching staff has allowed 3.1 runs per game overall this year. Its starting pitching staff has a 1.96 ERA, 0.98 WHIP and 8.4 strikeouts per nine innings. The bullpen has a 3.58 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 12.0 K/9.
The Pittsburgh hitters are putting up 3.7 runs per contest, including 3.2 per game over its last 10 games and 3.8 per game over their last five. The team has a slash-line of .211/.273/.329 over its last five contests and is 5-0 SU during that span.
The Pirates’ hitters have been led by first baseman Josh Bell and right fielder Melky Cabrera. Bell is hitting .302/.378/.556 with three home runs, 13 RBIs and 12 runs scored, while Cabrera’s line is .340/.364/.453 with 18 hits, four RBIs and five runs scored.
For the visiting squad, San Francisco’s pitchers have allowed 3.5 runs per game and its starting pitchers own a 3.85 ERA, 1.18 WHIP and 9.25 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 2.33, along with a WHIP of 1.18 and a K/9 of 8.59.
Giants hitters have slashed .206/.269/.329 on their way to 2.9 runs scored per game this year, including 2.7 runs per game over the team’s last 10 games and 3.4 per game over the team’s last five outings (1-4 SU).
San Francisco’s hitters have been paced by Steven Duggar and Evan Longoria. Duggar is hitting .244/.280/.407 with three home runs, 11 RBIs and eight runs scored, while Longoria (.218/.256/.372) is up to two homers, six RBIs and seven runs scored.
The Giants have lost 2.4 units and are 3-8 ATS when facing a righty starter this season. The over has hit in four of those games, compared to six that’ve gone under against right-handed starting pitchers. On the other hand, the Pirates have netted 5.2 units and are 8-4 ATS when facing a righty starter. The over’s hit in four of those games, compared to eight that went under the total.
Giants at Pirates MLB Prediction
Predictions: SU Winner – Pirates, ATS Winner – Giants, O/U – OVER
Betting Notes
- The over has cashed in only two of Pittsburgh’s last seven games.
- The Giants have a total OPS of .598 this season and an OPS of .578 against right-handed pitchers. The Pirates’ OPS sits at .676 overall and .712 against righties.
- The Giants have dropped five of their last six games SU.
- Pittsburgh has recorded 17.4 Runs + Hits + Errors per game over its last 10 outings and 16.6 over its last five.
- The Giants have hit eight home runs in their last 10 games, including five over their last five.
