{"id":278016,"date":"2026-09-03T08:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/278016\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T08:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T08:52:07","slug":"pirates-and-giants-meet-with-series-tied-1-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/278016\/","title":{"rendered":"Pirates and Giants meet with series tied 1-1"},"content":{"rendered":"

San Francisco Giants<\/a> (58-82, fourth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates<\/a> (68-72, fourth in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Blade Tidwell<\/a> (0-1, 4.54 ERA, 1.22 WHIP, 31 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones<\/a> (2-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Pirates -162, Giants +132; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Both the Pittsburgh Pirates and the San Francisco Giants are looking for a series win with a victory on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh has a 35-33 record at home and a 68-72 record overall. The Pirates have a 33-17 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n

San Francisco has a 58-82 record overall and a 25-46 record on the road. The Giants have the sixth-ranked team slugging percentage in the NL at .407.<\/p>\n

The matchup Thursday is the sixth meeting between these teams this season. The Giants hold a 3-2 advantage in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Gonzales<\/a> has 23 doubles, a triple and six home runs for the Pirates. Brandon Lowe<\/a> is 11 for 37 with three doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

Jung Hoo Lee<\/a> leads the Giants with a .282 batting average, and has 27 doubles, four triples, nine home runs, 26 walks and 50 RBI. Rafael Devers<\/a> is 16 for 38 with six home runs and 13 RBI over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.60 ERA, outscored by four runs<\/p>\n

Giants: 6-4, .268 batting average, 4.69 ERA, outscored opponents by 10 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Pirates: Endy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O’Hearn<\/a>: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin<\/a>: 60-Day IL (finger)<\/p>\n

Giants: Adrian Houser<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Marcelo Mayer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Joel Peguero<\/a>: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Willy Adames<\/a>: 10-Day IL (back), Victor Bericoto<\/a>: 10-Day IL (knee), Keaton Winn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader<\/a>: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac<\/a>: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman<\/a>: 60-Day IL (leg), Matt Gage<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto<\/a>: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong<\/a>: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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