Pirates at Giants 9/12/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pirates are a road team nightmare on the year. However, the Pirates are a team that has been able to play some decent games at various points, but those points have been few and far between. Heading into this game the one thing that the Pirates are trying to do is start to look to avoid more of the basement type of play that they had finally climbed out of to the Reds.  What else the Pirates would like to do is try to minimize how far from the five hundred mark they finish on the year.

Steven Brault is the pitcher who is going to the mound for the Pirates in this game. Brault has been able to get a 4-4 record and a 4.13 ERA on the year. He has thrown a total of 100.1 innings on the season with 82 strikeouts, but has walked 43 batters and allowed 98 hits on the seaon.

The Giants are looking like they are fairly settled in the third spot on the year. However, compared to what the team has done before, the Giants are actually looking really good and that could help the Giants out quite a bit as they are heading into this game here. What else can help the Giants out is the fact that they are playing somewhat decent on their home field compared to what they have done before.

Jeff Samardzija is the pitcher who has been tapped to start this game for the Giants. He has been able to post a 10-11 record and a 3.64 ERA on the year so far. He has thrown a total of 163 innings this year with 131 strikeouts, but has walked 43 batters and allowed 137 hits on the year.