San Francisco Giants at Pittsburgh Pirates 6/19/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 06/18/2022 at 11:58 PM ET

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the San Francisco Giants and the Pittsburgh Pirates will wrap up their weekend series from PNC Park. The Giants (37-27) have won eight of their previous ten games and trai NL West Division leading San Diego by three games. On Saturday, San Francisco SS Brandon Crawford had two hits and drove in a pair of runs during a 7-5 road victory.

Thirty-four year old righty Alex Cobb (3-2 5.73 ERA) will be activated off the injured list Giants in this contest. Cobb, who has been sidelined with a neck injury, owns a subpar 1.49 WHIP across 37 plus frames.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have dropped nine of their last ten games and have fallen 11 games off the pace in the NL Central Division race. During yesterday’s loss, Pittsburgh batters left seven men on base and struck out 11 times. Diego Castillo homered and drove in four runs in a losing effort for the Pirates (25-39).

Twenty-six year old righty Mitch Keller (2-5 5.07 ERA) is pitching better for the Pirates lately. In his last three starts, Keller has allowed five runs over his last 16 plus innings.

San Francisco OF Lamonte Wade (knee) was expected to begin a minor league rehab assignment this weekend. Through 64 games, San Francisco ranks 11th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 28th in OPS and 29th in runs scored. Take the Pirates to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 5-3.

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