Pirates vs Giants Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Apr 26th 2024

Get ready for a clash of the coasts as the evenly matched Pittsburgh Pirates sail into Oracle Park to duel with the San Francisco Giants under the chilly, breezy San Francisco skies tonight at 10:15 PM EST! Both teams are teetering near the .500 mark with the Pirates hoisting a 13-13 record and the Giants not far behind at 12-14. It’s a tight race in the National League, with Pittsburgh looking to plunder a win to close the 4-game gap, while San Francisco aims to chop down their 3.5-game deficit. The betting gods have spoken, setting the stakes with an over/under of 8.5, and favoring the Giants slightly in their home fortress. With both crews licking their wounds from recent defeats, tonight’s game promises to be an epic battle of redemption. So, as the winds whip up and the first pitch hurtles towards home plate, let’s see if the Pirates can steal some treasure or if the Giants will defend their ground in this monumental MLB showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: April 26, 2024 10:15PM EST

Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco

Weather: Partly cloudy with winds from the W at 21.7 mph. Temperature is at 54.0° with 86% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	PIT ML	SF ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+123	-147	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+124	-148	8.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	+1	-1	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

2W-8L

AWAY

93W-159L

44.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

145W-106L

55.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/29/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+9.5
05/29/23	San Francisco Giants SF	14	Over	+9.5
05/30/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	2	Under	-5.5
05/30/23	San Francisco Giants SF	1	Under	-5.5
05/31/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	9	Over	+4.5
05/31/23	San Francisco Giants SF	4	Over	+4.5
07/14/23	San Francisco Giants SF	6	Over	+1.5
07/14/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+1.5
07/15/23	San Francisco Giants SF	3	Under	-4.5
07/15/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	1	Under	-4.5
07/16/23	San Francisco Giants SF	8	Over	+3.5
07/16/23	Pittsburgh Pirates PIT	4	Over	+3.5

Pirates Vs Over/Under

Giants Vs Over/Under

Quinn Priester

ERA 8.308 | IP 4.3 | 0.0W-1.0L | KO 2.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-19-24	vsBOS	8-1L	4.3	7	5	2	Over
09-30-23	vsMIA	7-3L	5.3	10	4	3	Over
09-24-23	@CIN	2-4L	6.0	2	2	4	Under
09-19-23	@CHC	1-14L	6.0	5	4	2	Over
09-13-23	vsWAS	6-7W	4.0	4	4	4	Over
08-14-23	@NYM	2-7L	5.0	7	6	3	Over
08-09-23	vsATL	6-5L	4.0	9	4	4	Over
08-04-23	@MIL	8-4W	4.0	5	3	3	Over
07-29-23	vsPHI	6-7W	5.0	5	5	7	Over
07-24-23	@SD	8-4W	5.3	4	4	4	Over

Kyle Harrison

ERA 5.0 | IP 27.0 | 2.0W-1.0L | KO 24.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
04-20-24	vsARI	3-7W	4.0	6	3	5	Over
04-15-24	@MIA	4-3W	6.0	8	3	2	Under
04-09-24	vsWAS	5-3L	6.0	5	3	8	Under
04-03-24	@LAD	4-5L	5.0	6	4	4	Over
03-29-24	@SD	8-3W	6.0	6	2	5	Over
10-01-23	vsLAD	5-2L	5.0	0	0	4	Under
09-21-23	@LAD	2-7L	5.3	3	2	2	Over
09-13-23	vsCLE	5-6W	4.0	7	5	3	Over
09-08-23	vsCOL	8-9W	5.0	5	4	5	Over
09-02-23	@SD	1-6L	5.7	6	6	5	Under

Pirates Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/27	@ MIL	5-7L	8	1	Over
04/26	@ MIL	2-3L	4	1	Under
04/25	@ MIL	2-1W	7	1	Under
04/24	@ MIL	4-2W	9	1	Under
04/23	@ BOS	1-6L	7	0	Under
04/22	@ BOS	2-4L	9	1	Under
04/21	@ BOS	1-8L	4	0	Over
04/19	vs NYM	1-9L	5	0	Over
04/18	vs NYM	1-3L	5	0	Under
04/17	vs NYM	3-6L	3	0	Over
04/16	vs PHI	8-2W	10	3	Over
04/15	vs PHI	3-4L	5	1	Under
04/14	vs PHI	5-2W	9	0	Under
04/13	vs PHI	1-5L	7	0	Under
04/11	@ DET	3-5L	8	2	Under

Giants Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
04/26	@ NYM	2-8L	8	1	Over
04/25	@ NYM	5-1W	8	0	Under
04/24	@ NYM	5-2W	8	1	Under
04/23	@ ARI	3-5L	5	1	Under
04/22	@ ARI	7-3W	16	2	Over
04/21	@ ARI	1-17L	4	1	Over
04/20	@ ARI	5-0W	8	0	Under
04/19	vs MIA	3-1W	9	0	Under
04/18	vs MIA	3-6L	9	1	Over
04/17	vs MIA	4-3W	8	0	Under
04/16	vs TB	4-9L	10	1	Over
04/15	vs TB	11-2W	13	5	Over
04/14	vs TB	1-2L	6	0	Under
04/12	@ WAS	7-1W	12	0	Under
04/11	@ WAS	3-5L	10	0	Under

Team’s Batting Order

Pittsburgh Pirates	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Andrew McCutchen	8.2	10.9	0.215	0.385	35.4%	73.8%	4.6%
#2 Bryan Reynolds	8.0	10.5	0.27	0.41	46.0%	87.0%	3.0%
#3 Ke’Bryan Hayes	7.6	9.9	0.264	0.333	42.5%	75.9%	0.0%
#4 Edward Olivares	7.4	9.7	0.236	0.418	30.9%	72.7%	5.5%
#5 Connor Joe	7.3	9.8	0.292	0.458	44.4%	90.3%	2.8%
#6 Michael A. Taylor	7.7	9.8	0.258	0.306	32.3%	62.9%	0.0%
#7 Oneil Cruz	7.2	9.1	0.242	0.364	32.3%	68.7%	3.0%
#8 Henry Davis	6.0	8.0	0.18	0.23	34.4%	57.4%	0.0%
#9 Alika Williams	5.2	6.5	0.323	0.484	38.7%	87.1%	0.0%

San Francisco Giants	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPP	HR/Rate
#1 Jung Hoo Lee	10.0	12.7	0.269	0.366	37.6%	74.2%	2.2%
#2 LaMonte Wade Jr.	9.0	11.7	0.368	0.491	57.9%	107.0%	1.8%
#3 Jorge Soler	8.5	11.1	0.228	0.402	38.0%	78.3%	4.3%
#4 Michael Conforto	8.5	11.2	0.277	0.5	33.0%	83.0%	5.3%
#5 Matt Chapman	7.7	10.2	0.228	0.416	29.7%	71.3%	4.0%
#6 Patrick Bailey	7.0	9.0	0.3	0.483	43.3%	91.7%	3.3%
#7 Thairo Estrada	7.8	10.2	0.232	0.4	26.3%	66.3%	3.2%
#8 Mike Yastrzemski	7.0	9.6	0.208	0.271	33.3%	60.4%	2.1%
#9 Nick Ahmed	5.3	6.6	0.269	0.333	32.1%	65.4%	0.0%