Giants vs. Pirates Prediction, Computer Picks, Odds & Pitching Matchup 8/14/2022

The Pittsburgh Pirates (45-69) are +197 underdogs for their matchup with the San Francisco Giants (56-57) on Sunday at 4:05 PM ET. Ke’Bryan Hayes has 98 hits on the season and will hope to hit his milestone 100th once the game begins at Oracle Park. Alex Wood starts for San Francisco while Zach Thompson is Pittsburgh’s starter for the contest.

Giants vs. Pirates Spread and Betting Line

Computer Predictions for Giants vs. Pirates

We have the Pirates on the moneyline at +197 on the moneyline as our best bet in this contest after digging through all of the key stats and trends for this matchup. Our computer prediction sees the scoring going over the total of 8 runs.

Our computer pick: Pittsburgh Pirates (+197) and Over (8)

Giants vs. Pirates Game Info

• San Francisco Giants probable starting pitcher: Alex Wood
• Pittsburgh Pirates probable starting pitcher: Zach Thompson
• Game Day: Sunday, August 14, 2022
• Game Time: 4:05 PM ET
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Stadium: Oracle Park

San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pitching Matchup

Giants Starter Alex Wood

• Wood (8-9 with a 4.17 ERA and 110 strikeouts in 112 1/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Giants, his 23rd of the season.
• In his most recent time out on Tuesday against the San Diego Padres, the lefty went 6 1/3 scoreless innings while surrendering three hits.
• In 22 games this season, the 31-year-old has a 4.17 ERA and 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings, while allowing a batting average of .254 to opposing batters.
• Wood heads into the outing with five quality starts under his belt this season.
• Wood will try to continue a four-game streak of going five or more innings (he’s averaging 5.0 innings per outing).
• The opposing Pirates offense has the 28th-ranked slugging percentage (.363) and is 17th in MLB play with 113 home runs. It has a collective .220 batting average, and is 29th in MLB with 824 total hits and 28th in MLB action scoring 408 runs.
• Head-to-head against the Pirates this season, Wood has pitched 5 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out four.

Pirates Starter Zach Thompson

• Thompson (3-9) will take the mound for the Pirates, his 20th start of the season.
• The right-hander last pitched on Wednesday, when he gave up two earned runs and allowed five hits in 4 2/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
• The 28-year-old has pitched in 20 games this season with an ERA of 5.08, a 1.722 strikeout to walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.472.
• He has earned a quality start two times in 19 starts this season.
• Thompson has made nine starts of five or more innings in 19 chances this season, and averages 4.2 frames when he pitches.
• The Giants have scored 513 runs this season, which ranks 11th in MLB. They are batting .235 for the campaign with 131 home runs, 10th in the league.
• The Giants have gone 4-for-13 with a double, two home runs and two RBI in 4 1/3 innings this season against the right-hander.

Giants Betting Picks & Insights

• The Giants have been favorites in 78 games this season and won 46 (59%) of those contests.
• San Francisco is 8-2 this season when entering a game favored by -239 or more on the moneyline.
• The moneyline for this contest implies a 70.5% chance of a victory for the Giants.
• So far this season, San Francisco and its opponents have hit the over in 56 of their 114 games with a total.
• In 113 games with a spread this season, the Giants are 52-61-0 ATS.

Pirates Betting Picks & Insights

• The Pirates have won in 36, or 36.7%, of the 98 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
• This season, Pittsburgh has been victorious seven times in 15 chances when named as an underdog of at least +197 or worse on the moneyline.
• The Pirates have an implied victory probability of 33.7% according to the moneyline set by sportsbooks for this matchup.
• Pittsburgh and their opponents have gone over in 50 of their 115 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
• The Pirates are 59-56-0 against the spread in their 115 games that had a posted line this season.

Giants Leaders & Batting Stats

• Wilmer Flores has put up a team-high 57 runs batted in.
• Flores’ home runs place him 48th in the majors, and he ranks 41st in RBI.
• Flores carries a five-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is batting .333 with a double, two walks and an RBI.
• Thairo Estrada is hitting .266 to lead his team.
• Estrada ranks 132nd in home runs in the majors, and 97th in RBI.
• Mike Yastrzemski is batting .223 with 22 doubles, a triple, 12 home runs and 45 walks.
• Joc Pederson’s 17 home runs lead his team.

Pirates Leaders & Batting Stats

• Bryan Reynolds paces the Pirates with 16 home runs and has racked up a team-high batting average of .253.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Reynolds’ home run total is 48th and his RBI tally ranks 166th.
• Hayes is batting .251 with 18 doubles, three triples, six home runs and 39 walks.
• Among all MLB hitters, Hayes is 209th in homers and 166th in RBI.
• Ben Gamel has 16 doubles, two triples, five home runs and 33 walks while batting .240.
• Michael Chavis has driven in the most runs for the Pirates with 37 runs batted in.