Pittsburgh Pirates vs. San Francisco Giants MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 7/25/2021
Pittsburgh Pirates (38-60) vs. San Francisco Giants (61-37)
July 25, 2021 4:05 pm EDT
The Line: San Francisco Giants -178 / Pittsburgh Pirates +164; Over/Under: -8.5
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The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants meet Sunday in MLB action at Oracle Park. The Pirates look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Giants look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in four straight games. The Pirates have won four of their last seven games when scoring four or more runs. Adam Frazier leads the Pirates with 123 hits and 32 RBI while Bryan Reynolds and Kevin Newman have combined for 174 hits and 71 RBI. JT Brubaker gets the ball, and he is 4-9 with a 4.68 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. This will be Brubaker’s first career game against the Giants.
The San Francisco Giants have scored 11 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last six games. The Giants have won four of their last six games when scoring four or more runs. Brandon Crawford leads the Giants with 78 hits and 58 RBI while Buster Posey and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 139 hits and 72 RBI. Alex Wood gets the ball, and he is 8-3 with a 3.77 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. Wood is 4-3 with a 2.93 ERA and 57 strikeouts in his career against the Pirates.
The Pirates are 3-7 in their last 10 Sunday games and 23-63 in their last 86 road games. The Giants are 38-18 in their last 56 home games and 2-6 in their last 8 vs. National League Central. The over is 5-1 in Pirates last 6 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Giants last 5 overall. The Pirates are 4-1 in the last 5 meetings in San Francisco and 5-2 in the last 7 meetings.
JT Brubaker has been beat up this month, allowing 18 hits and 15 runs in his last 14.2 innings. Alex Wood has been much better lately, allowing 13 hits and six runs in his last 17 innings. Wood has a 3.71 ERA and .202 allowed batting average at home this season. The Giants haven’t lost back-to-back games since June 28-July 1. Give me the Giants and the RL for max betting value.
