MLB Game Preview: San Francisco Giants (56-57) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (49-64)

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Game Details

  • Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025
  • Time: 6:40 PM EDT
  • Location: PNC Park, Pittsburgh, PA
  • Broadcast: ESPN, MLB.tv, NBC Sports Bay Area, AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Team Overview

San Francisco Giants

  • Road Record: 28–31
  • Recent Form: 2–8 in last 10 games
  • Key Strength: 30–18 record when not allowing a home run
  • Pitching Probable: Logan Webb (9–8, 3.31 ERA, 155 K)

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Home Record: 32–25
  • Recent Form: 7–3 in last 10 games
  • Key Strength: Team ERA of 3.85 (6th in NL)
  • Pitching Probable: Mike Burrows (1–3, 3.88 ERA, 60 K)

Key Matchups & Players to Watch

MatchupWhy It Matters
Logan Webb vs. Mike BurrowsWebb struck out 11 Pirates on July 30; Burrows has a 0.75 ERA over last 2 starts
Willy Adames vs. Pirates’ bullpenAdames leads Giants with 17 HR, 59 RBI
Liover Peguero vs. Giants’ rotationPeguero has 4 HR in last 10 games
Bryan Reynolds vs. Logan WebbReynolds has 23 doubles and 10 HR; key to Pirates’ offense

Head-to-Head & Recent Trends

  • Season Series: Pirates lead 4–0
  • Last Meeting: Pirates won 5–4 in a walk-off comeback on August 4
  • Giants Last 10 Games: 2–8, .239 AVG, 4.59 ERA, -12 run differential
  • Pirates Last 10 Games: 7–3, .241 AVG, 3.95 ERA, +12 run differential

Injury Report

San Francisco Giants

  • Wilmer Flores (hamstring) – day-to-day
  • Landen Roupp (elbow), Erik Miller (elbow), Tom Murphy (back) – IL

Pittsburgh Pirates

  • Chase Shugart (knee), Endy Rodriguez (elbow), Enmanuel Valdez (shoulder), Justin Lawrence (elbow), Tim Mayza (shoulder), Jared Jones (elbow) – IL

Despite Pittsburgh’s recent dominance in the season series, Logan Webb’s form and San Francisco’s urgency to stay in playoff contention make this a compelling bounce-back opportunity.

Game Odds

San Francisco Giants      – 125

Pittsburgh Pirates            8.5

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Monday, August 4, 2025