Pittsburgh Pirates (25-37) vs San Francisco Giants (35-27)
Game Info: Friday, June 17, 2022 at 7:05 pm (PNC Park)
Zach Thompson (3-4) (4.50) vs Carlos Rodon (5-4) (3.18)
Betting Odds: Pittsburgh Pirates +170 / San Francisco Giants -200 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The San Francisco Giants will play the Pittsburgh Pirates in Game 1 of their series at PNC Park on Friday night.
The San Francisco Giants are 35-27 this season and have won five of their last six games. San Francisco is coming off of a series win against Kansas City, where they won two out of the three games played. The San Francisco pitching staff has a 3.92 ERA, a 1.27 WHIP, and a .252 opponent batting average this season. The Giants offense has scored 304 runs with a .239 batting average and a .321 on base percentage. Wilmer Flores is batting .242 with seven home runs and 34 RBI’s for the Giants this season. The projected starter for San Francisco is Carlos Rodon, who is 5-4 with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP over 65 innings pitched this season.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 25-37 this season and have lost nine of their last ten games. Pittsburgh is coming off of a series loss against the Cardinals, where they lost three out of the four games played in the series. The Pittsburgh pitching staff has a 4.54 ERA, a 1.38 WHIP, and a .250 opponent batting average. The Pirates offense has scored 212 runs with a .220 batting average and a .290 on base percentage this year. Bryan Reynolds is batting .257 with 11 home runs and 21 RBI’s for the Pirates this season. The projected starter for Pittsburgh is Zach Thompson, who is 3-4 with a 4.50 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP over 50 innings pitched this season.
San Francisco is 5-1 in their last 6 games and 12-4 in their last 16 Friday games. The under is 7-1-2 in San Francisco’s last 10 games. Pittsburgh is 5-1 in their last 6 games against the NL West and 1-9 in their last 10 games. The over is 4-1-1 in Pittsburgh’s last 6 game one’s of a series. The under is 7-1 in these two teams last 8 head to head meetings in Pittsburgh.
Pittsburgh finally snapped their losing streak in their last game against the Cardinals, winning by a score of 6-4. San Francisco has won five of six and is turning to Carlos Rodon, who has allowed three runs in his last three starts. For the Pirates, Thompson has allowed four runs in his last three starts. Both of these pitchers have been sharp in recent outings and I like the under in this matchup.