TRADE DEADLINE NOT SITTING WELL WITH PIRATES FANS. IN FACT, THESE FOUR PIRATES WERE TRADED AWAY. AND IN RETURN, THE BUCS GOT PROSPECTS. BUT ONLY ONE ABOVE SINGLE-A BALL. AND NONE OFFERS AN IMMEDIATE ANSWER TO PITTSBURGH’S OFFENSIVE ISSUES. AND DOING THAT IN PITTSBURGH IS GOING TO BE A COMBINATION OF, YOU KNOW, TAKING CHANCES, MAKING BETS ON YOUNG PLAYERS WHO ARE UNPROVEN. AND WE GOT TO CONTINUE TO DO THAT AND BE RIGHT MORE OFTEN THAN WE’RE NOT RIGHT ON THOSE. AND THEN PICKING OUR SPOTS, WHETHER IT’S IN FREE AGENCY OR MAYBE EVEN TRADING FOR A MORE PROVEN, ESTABLISHED HITTER AT THE MAJOR LEAGUE LEVEL, WHICH IS CERTAINLY SOMETHING THAT WE TRIED TO DO IN THE LAST WEE
Pirates take on the Giants on home winning streak
Giants: Logan Webb (9-8, 3.31 ERA); Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 3.88 ERA)
Updated: 9:48 AM EDT Aug 5, 2025
San Francisco Giants (56-57, third in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-64, fifth in the NL Central)Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDTPITCHING PROBABLES:Giants: Logan Webb (9-8, 3.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:Giants -157, Pirates +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runsBOTTOM LINE:The Pittsburgh Pirates, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Francisco Giants.Pittsburgh has a 32-25 record at home and a 49-64 record overall. Pirates pitchers have a collective 3.85 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.San Francisco is 28-31 on the road and 56-57 overall. The Giants have a 30-18 record in games when they did not give up a home run.The teams square off Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Pirates are ahead 4-0 in the season series.TOP PERFORMERS:Bryan Reynolds has 23 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for the Pirates. Liover Peguero is 7 for 26 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.Willy Adames has 18 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Giants. Casey Schmitt is 11 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES:Pirates: 7-3, .241 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runsGiants: 2-8, .239 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by 12 runsINJURIES:Pirates: Chase Shugart: 15-Day IL (knee), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)Giants: Wilmer Flores: day-to-day (hamstring), Landen Roupp: 15-Day IL (elbow), Erik Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)___The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
PITTSBURGH —
San Francisco Giants (56-57, third in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-64, fifth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Tuesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES:
Giants: Logan Webb (9-8, 3.31 ERA, 1.25 WHIP, 155 strikeouts); Pirates: Mike Burrows (1-3, 3.88 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 60 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE:
Giants -157, Pirates +132; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE:
The Pittsburgh Pirates, on a three-game home winning streak, host the San Francisco Giants.
Pittsburgh has a 32-25 record at home and a 49-64 record overall. Pirates pitchers have a collective 3.85 ERA, which ranks sixth in the NL.
San Francisco is 28-31 on the road and 56-57 overall. The Giants have a 30-18 record in games when they did not give up a home run.
The teams square off Tuesday for the fifth time this season. The Pirates are ahead 4-0 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS:
Bryan Reynolds has 23 doubles, two triples and 10 home runs for the Pirates. Liover Peguero is 7 for 26 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Willy Adames has 18 doubles, two triples, 17 home runs and 59 RBIs for the Giants. Casey Schmitt is 11 for 39 with three doubles and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES:
Pirates: 7-3, .241 batting average, 3.95 ERA, outscored opponents by 12 runs
Giants: 2-8, .239 batting average, 4.59 ERA, outscored by 12 runs
INJURIES:
Pirates: Chase Shugart: 15-Day IL (knee), Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Justin Lawrence: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tim Mayza: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jared Jones: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Giants: Wilmer Flores: day-to-day (hamstring), Landen Roupp: 15-Day IL (elbow), Erik Miller: 15-Day IL (elbow), Tom Murphy: 60-Day IL (back)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.