The San Francisco Giants are leaking oil, and if they lose to the Pittsburgh Pirates tonight they’ll drop down to .500 for the first time since ... well, for the first time since March 29, when they were 1-1. I suggest they don’t do that.
Thankfully, they’ve got some momentum on the mound, as Justin Verlander, on a red-hot one-game winning streak, will throw the first pitch of the game. In 17 starts this year, Verlander is 1-8 with a 4.70 ERA, a 4.32 FIP, and 70 strikeouts against 33 walks in 84.1
innings. He pitched five shutout innings against the Atlanta Braves his last time out, earning his first win as a Giant.
For the Pirates, it’s Bailey Falter, who will make his 22nd start of the season. The left-handed pitcher is 7-5 on the year, with a 3.82 ERA, a 4.73 FIP, and 69 strikeouts to 35 walks in 108.1 innings. After a three-start skid, Falter was excellent his last time out, tossing seven innings against the Detroit Tigers, while allowing just one run.
Enjoy the game, everyone. Go Giants! Please win. Please. Please.
Lineups
Giants
- Heliot Ramos — LF
- Rafael Devers — 1B
- Willy Adames — SS
- Matt Chapman — 3B
- Wilmer Flores — DH
- Casey Schmitt — 2B
- Jung Hoo Lee — CF
- Patrick Bailey — C
- Luis Matos — RF
RHP. Justin Verlander
Pirates
- Spencer Horwitz — 1B
- Andrew McCutchen — DH
- Bryan Reynolds — RF
- Nick Gonzales — 2B
- Oneil Cruz — CF
- Tommy Pham — LF
- Ke’Bryan Hayes — 3B
- Joey Bart — C
- Liover Peguero — SS
LHP. Bailey Falter
Game #108
Who: San Francisco Giants (54-53) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (45-62)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 6:45 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area
National broadcast: n/a
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM
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