At PNC Park on Tuesday, the San Francisco Giants (23-25) open a three-Game series versus the Pittsburgh Pirates (22-26), at 6:40 PM ET.
The Pirates are an underdog (+114 moneyline odds) when they take on the Giants (-135). The San Francisco Giants will hand the ball to Logan Webb (4-4, 3.03 ERA), who is looking for win No. 5 on the season, and the Pirates will turn to Martin Perez (1-3, 4.86 ERA).
The Giants knocked off the Rockies by a 4-1 score in their last game Sunday. Heliot Ramos went 1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI to lead them offensively while Jordan Hicks earned the win after throwing five innings, giving up one earned run on three hits while striking out one.
The Pirates picked up a 3-2 victory over the Cubs Tuesday. Jack Suwinski (1-for-3 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Mitch Keller got the win on the mound after going six innings, giving up two earned runs on two hits while striking out three.
Prepare for the Giants vs. Pirates with everything you need to know ahead of Tuesday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 AM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Giants (-135, bet $135 to win $100)
- Underdog: Pirates (+114, bet $100 to win $114)
- Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Pirates: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: PNC Park
- TV Channel: SportsNet Pittsburgh
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
- This season, the Giants have won 16 out of the 27 games, or 59.3%, in which they’ve been favored.
- San Francisco has a record of 10-5, a 66.7% win rate, when favored by -135 or more by bookmakers this season.
- The implied probability of a win from the Giants, based on the moneyline, is 57.4%.
- Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 23 of 48 chances this season.
- The Giants are 22-25-0 ATS in their 47 games with a spread this season.
Logan Webb (Giants probable starter)
- Webb (4-4) takes the mound for the Giants in his 11th start of the season. He has a 3.03 ERA in 59 1/3 innings pitched, with 47 strikeouts.
- In his last appearance on Thursday against the Los Angeles Dodgers, the righty went six scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
- The 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.03, with 7.1 strikeouts per nine innings, in 10 games this season. Opponents are hitting .272 against him.
- Webb is seeking his third straight quality start.
- Webb will try to continue a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.9 innings per appearance).
- He has made three appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.
- He will face off against a Pirates offense that ranks 21st in MLB with 367 total hits (on a .226 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .353 (28th in MLB) with 45 total home runs (18th in MLB).
- Among pitchers who qualify in MLB play this season, the 27-year-old ranks 27th in ERA (3.03), 64th in WHIP (1.348), and 65th in K/9 (7.1).
Giants batting stats
- The Giants’ 42 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .381 this season, 16th in MLB.
- The Giants rank eighth in MLB with a .247 team batting average.
- San Francisco has scored the 19th-most runs in the majors this season with 197 (4.1 per game).
- The Giants have an OBP of .315 this season, which ranks 10th in MLB.
- San Francisco ranks 12th with an average of 7.9 strikeouts per game.
Pirates stats and trends
Pirates betting records
- The Pirates have been victorious in 14, or 50%, of the 28 contests they have been chosen as underdogs in this season.
- Pittsburgh has a win-loss record of 7-7 when favored by +114 or worse by bookmakers this year.
- The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 46.7% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
- Pittsburgh and its opponents have gone over in 21 of its 48 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
- The Pirates have posted a record of 25-22-0 against the spread this season.
Martín Pérez (Pirates probable starter)
- Perez (1-3) gets the starting nod for the Pirates in his 10th start of the season. He has a 4.86 ERA in 50 2/3 innings pitched, with 40 strikeouts.
- The lefty’s most recent appearance came on Wednesday against the Milwaukee Brewers, when he threw five innings, surrendering nine earned runs while allowing 11 hits.
- The 33-year-old has an ERA of 4.86, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in nine games this season. Opposing hitters have a .300 batting average against him.
- Perez is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season.
- Perez will look to last five or more innings for his fifth straight start. He’s averaging 5.6 innings per outing.
- He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He meets a Giants offense that ranks 19th in the league with 197 total runs scored while batting .247 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .381 slugging percentage (16th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 42 home runs (22nd in the league).
- Head-to-head against the Giants this season, Perez has thrown six innings without giving up an earned run on four hits, while striking out four.
- The 33-year-old’s 4.86 ERA ranks 72nd, 1.500 WHIP ranks 77th, and 7.2 K/9 ranks 63rd among qualifying pitchers this season.
Pirates batting stats
- The Pirates average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 18th in baseball with 45 total home runs .
- This season, Pittsburgh’s .353 slugging percentage is the third-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Pirates rank 27th in MLB with a .226 batting average.
- Pittsburgh scores the fourth-fewest runs in baseball (180 total, 3.8 per game).
- The Pirates rank 24th in MLB with an on-base percentage of .301.
