Pittsburgh Pirates (26-26, 2nd in NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (27-26, 3rd in NL West)
San Francisco; Monday at 5:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABIES: Pirates: Rich Hill (4-4, 4.44 ERA, 1.39 WHIP, 52 strikeouts); Giants: Anthony DeSclafani (3-4, 3.43 ERA, 1.04 WHIP, 47 strikeouts)
SUMMARY: The San Francisco Giants host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday to open a three-game streak.
San Francisco is 27-26 overall and 15-11 at home. The Giants have hit a total of 74 homers, ranking fourth in the Netherlands.
Pittsburgh has an away record of 14-13 and a record of 26-26 overall. The Pirates’ pitchers have a collective ERA of 3.87, which ranks ninth in MLB play.
The teams meet on Monday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMER: Michael Conforto hit three doubles and 11 home runs while hitting .244 for the Giants. Mitch Haniger is 13-37 with two doubles and two homers in his last 10 games.
Carlos Santana has 14 doubles and three home runs for the Pirates. Bryan Reynolds has a 12-39 record in his last 10 games with two doubles, two triples and two home runs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Giants: 7-3, .245 batting average, 2.56 ERA, outperformed opponents by 19 runs
Pirates: 4-6, .259 batting average, 4.24 ERA, outperformed opponents by five runs
INJURIES: Giants: Casey Schmitt: 60-day IL (ankle), Thairo Estrada: 10-day IL (wrist), Ross Stripling: 15-day IL (back), Joey Bart: 10-day IL (groin ), Heliot Ramos: 60-day IL (oblique), Joc Pederson: 10-day IL (hand), Austin Slater: 10-day IL (thigh), Roberto Perez: 60-day IL (shoulder), Luke Jackson: 60-day IL (elbow), Thomas Szapucki: 60-day IL (left arm), Luis Gonzalez: 60-day IL (back)
Pirates: Vince Velasquez: 15-day IL (elbows), Wil Crowe: 60-day IL (shoulder), Ji-Man Choi: 60-day IL (Achilles), Oneil Cruz: 60-day IL (ankle ), JT Brubaker: 60-day IL (elbow), Jarlin Garcia: 60-day IL (arm), Max Kranick: 60-day IL (elbow)
The Associated Press created this story using technology and data provided by Sportradar by Data Skrive.
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