Thursday, August 20, 2015

PNC Park

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Probable Pitchers: Jake Peavy (3-5) vs. Charlie Morton (7-4)

The Pittsburgh Pirates welcome the San Francisco Giants to PNC Park on Thursday. Jake Peavy is the probable starter for the Giants and he'll face Charlie Morton of the Pirates. The opening line for this matchup has San Francisco at +115 and Pittsburgh at -125. The over/under was set at 8. The Giants, with a 66-53 run line record, cover the spread 56% of the time. They also have a 57-54 over/under record. The Pirates have a 53-53 over/under record and a 52-65 run line mark, which means they are covering the spread 44% of the time.

The Giants come into this game with a 65-54 record, and they are 30-30 away from home. Jake Peavy has a 3-5 record on the season, an earned run average of 4.18 and a 1.29 WHIP. He's pitched 56 innings thus far while surrendering 56 hits over that time and when he starts, the Giants are 5-5. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 6-4. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently 3.23 and they've given up 317 hits on the season. The bullpen has struck out 302 and walked 104 batters this season while opposing teams hit .232 against them. San Francisco has a team average of 8.4 hits allowed per game and are averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.65, they are 9th in the league.

As a team, San Francisco is batting .270, good for 2nd in the league while putting together a .270 average away from home. Ranked at 4th in the league in on-base percentage, the Giants sit at .327 and they hold a .412 team slugging percentage. With 132 hits, Buster Posey leads the team while his team ranks 2nd in hits per game with 9.29.

With a 70-47 overall record, Pittsburgh will come into this game 40-19 at home. Charlie Morton has a record of 7-4 while sporting an earned run average of 4.36 on the year with a 1.32 WHIP. He's pitched 88.2 innings thus far while surrendering 89 hits over that time in which the Pirates are 11-4. Their record against the over/under when he starts is 6-7. He is getting 4.8 runs from the team when he takes the mound. The bullpen's earned run average is currently at 2.61 and they have given up 330 hits on the season. The Pirates bullpen has struck out 325 batters and walked 115 this season while opposing teams have hit .235 against them. Pittsburgh has a team average of 8.54 hits per game and are averaging 7.95 strikeouts per nine innings. With a team earned run average of 3.22, they are 3rd in the league.

As a team, they are batting .260, good for 8th in the league while putting together a .263 average at home. Ranked at 10th in the league in on-base percentage, the Pirates sit at .321 and they hold a .396 team slugging percentage. With 119 hits, Andrew McCutchen leads the team while his team ranks 7th in hits per game with 9.09.

The Giants have committed 58 errors and have combined for 1,232 assists and 3,182 put outs leading to a .987 team fielding percentage. Over the course of this season, the Pirates have accumlated 86 errors while having 1390 assists and 3,242 put outs leading to a .982 fielding percentage.

San Francisco Giants Betting Trends

The San Francisco Giants are 57-54 against the over/under so far this season

The San Francisco Giants are 66-53 against the run line so far this season

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 53-53 against the over/under so far this season

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 52-65 against the run line so far this season

Injuries to Watch

San Francisco Giants

08/18/15 LF Norichika Aoki Concussion 7-day DL (8/12); expected to be activated Thursday vs Pittsburgh
08/11/15 CF Angel Pagan Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/11)
08/07/15 P Mike Leake Hamstring Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/3)
08/04/15 2B Joe Panik Back Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/2)
07/31/15 P Tim Hudson Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/01/15 P Tim Lincecum Forearm Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (6/28)
06/18/15 2B Marco Scutaro Back Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/17); out for season

Pittsburgh Pirates

08/08/15 P Deolis Guerra Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (8/7)
08/01/15 P A.J. Burnett Elbow Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/31)
07/20/15 SS Jordy Mercer Knee Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/20)
07/19/15 CF Gorkys Hernandez Shoulder Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/13)
07/06/15 3B Josh Harrison Thumb Injury is on the 15 day disabled list (7/6)
06/24/15 RF Corey Hart Shoulder Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (6/22)
05/07/15 LF Andrew Lambo Plantar Fasciitis Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (5/4)
04/06/15 P Brandon Cumpton Elbow Injury is on the 60 day disabled list (3/27)

Josh's Pick: Take the Pirates

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