Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants 8/14/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

By: Tony G |

Last Updated: 08/13/2022 at 10:34 PM ET

Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants 8/14/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The Pittsburgh Pirates will finish off a series with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday for a scheduled first pitch of 4:05 PM eastern time. This game will be available locally and on MLB extra innings. Pittsburgh comes into this game with a record on the season of 45–68, and have not played well as of late losing four out of their last five games including a serious loss in Arizona three games to one and you can find out who else is playing with our free baseball predictions..

San Francisco comes into this match up with a record on the year of 55–57, and have won three out of the last five games coming against Oakland by the score of 6–4, San Diego by the score of 1–0, and against these Pittsburgh Pirates by the score of 5–3. The two losses came on the road against the San Diego Padres one by the score of 13–7, the other by the score of 7–4. 

Zach Thompson will take the mound for Pittsburgh with a record on the season of 3–9, to go along with a earned run average of 5.08 and 62 strikeouts on the season in 90.1 innings pitched. Zach Thompson has given up 97 hits, 36 walks, and 16 home runs.

Alex Wood will be the starter for San Francisco in this game with a record on the season of 8–9, to go along with an earned run average of 4.17 and 110 strikeouts on the season in 112.1 innings pitched. Alex Wood has given up 109 hits, 26 walks, and 12 home runs this year. 

As a team, San Francisco has hit 130 home runs, and has a team batting average of .235 while Pittsburgh has a batting average of .220. Pittsburgh also has a high team earned run average at 4.61 which is why we see San Francisco coming away with an easy victory at home. Final Score Prediction: San Francisco Giants win by the score of 7–2.

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