MLB Prop Bets: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants – August 13, 2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-68) face the San Francisco Giants (55-57) at Oracle Park on Saturday at 9:05pm (ET). Let’s take a look at the MLB Prop Bets for the matchup. Tyler Beede is the probable pitcher for the Pirates, while Logan Webb is the probable pitcher for the Giants.

• The Pirates have a 49-55-9 O/U record this season (meaning 49 games have gone over the total runs line, 55 have gone under and nine have resulted in a push). The Giants have a 57-49-6 O/U record.

Scoring Insights

• The Pirates are averaging 3.6 runs per game this season (28th in the league). Comparatively, the Giants are averaging +1.0 more at 4.6 runs (10th).
• In the field, the Pirates are allowing a whopping 5.0 runs per game this season (27th in the league), while the Giants are allowing an average of 4.4 runs (20th).

Let’s take a look at how these teams perform in some other key statistical areas.

Batting Insights:

Batting Average

• Looking at their batting averages this season, the Pirates are at .220 (ranking 29th in the Major leagues), while the Giants are batting .235 (24th).

Home Runs

• In terms of total home runs this season, the Giants have hit 130 (T10th in the Major Leagues). Meanwhile, the Pirates have managed 113 (17th).

Runs Batted In

• Finally, looking at their runs batted in, the Pirates have recorded 381 RBIs to rank 28th in the MLB this season. Comparatively, the Giants have recorded 487 RBIs to rank 13th.

Pitching Insights:

Earned Run Average

• The Giants have an earned run average of 3.97 this season (18th in the Majors), while The Pirates have an ERA of 4.61 (26th).

Strikeouts

• Turning our attention to total strikeouts, the Pirates have recorded 854 this season, ranking 24th in the MLB. Meanwhile, the Giants rank 17th for total strikeouts, recording 936.

Opponent Batting Average

• Opponents are batting an average of .252 against the Giants this season (24th in the Major Leagues). Comparatively, the Pirates’ opponents are at .264 (27th).

First Innings Moneyline

• Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
• Pirates 14-29-70 8-13-32 6-16-38 4-3-9 10-26-61 0-0-0 0-3-7
• Giants 22-21-69 12-6-39 10-15-30 18-14-46 4-7-23 0-0-0 3-0-7

Lead After Three Innings

• Total Home Road Favorite Underdog Neutral Last 10
• Pirates 34-47-32 17-19-17 17-28-15 6-5-5 28-42-27 0-0-0 1-5-4
• Giants 48-46-18 29-19-9 19-27-9 37-28-13 11-18-5 0-0-0 5-4-1

NRFI/YRFI

• The NRFI is 65-48 in Pirates games this season. The Giants have a 66-46 NRFI record.

Last Time They Met

The Giants recorded a shock 5-3 victory over the Pirates at Oracle Park yesterday. Mike Yastrzemski was unstoppable in that matchup, hitting a home run, a double and recording 3 RBIs.