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San Francisco Giants (57-82, fourth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (68-71, fourth in the NL Central)
Pittsburgh; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (8-13, 4.25 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 133 strikeouts); Pirates: Jared Jones (2-6, 4.83 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 83 strikeouts)
LINE: Pirates -156, Giants +126; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the San Francisco Giants after Brandon Lowe had four hits against the Giants on Tuesday.
Pittsburgh has gone 35-32 in home games and 68-71 overall. Pirates hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the NL.
San Francisco has gone 24-46 in road games and 57-82 overall. Giants hitters have a collective .407 slugging percentage to rank sixth in the NL.
Wednesday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lowe leads the Pirates with 29 home runs while slugging .484. Nick Gonzales is 13 for 39 with a double and five RBIs over the past 10 games.
Rafael Devers leads the Giants with 64 extra base hits (32 doubles, a triple and 31 home runs). Jonah Cox is 10 for 27 with a double, three home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pirates: 5-5, .227 batting average, 3.63 ERA, outscored by four runs
Giants: 5-5, .270 batting average, 5.00 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs
INJURIES: Pirates: Endy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (hip), Mitch Keller: 60-Day IL (arm), Ryan O'Hearn: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Konnor Griffin: 60-Day IL (finger)
Giants: Adrian Houser: 60-Day IL (forearm), Drew Gilbert: day-to-day (undisclosed), Marcelo Mayer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Jesus Rodriguez: 10-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hentges: 15-Day IL (forearm), Casey Schmitt: 60-Day IL (leg), Carson Whisenhunt: 60-Day IL (elbow), J.T. Brubaker: 15-Day IL (ribs), Joel Peguero: 60-Day IL (hamstring), Willy Adames: 10-Day IL (back), Victor Bericoto: 10-Day IL (knee), Keaton Winn: 15-Day IL (elbow), Harrison Bader: 60-Day IL (plantar fasciitis), Daniel Susac: 60-Day IL (knee), Trevor McDonald: 60-Day IL (elbow), Matt Chapman: 60-Day IL (leg), Matt Gage: 60-Day IL (elbow), Jose Butto: 60-Day IL (arm), Hayden Birdsong: 60-Day IL (forearm), Randy Rodriguez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Rowan Wick: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
