San Francisco Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates play in game 2 of series
Pittsburgh Pirates (21-18, fourth in the NL Central) vs. San Francisco Giants (15-23, fifth in the NL West) San Francisco; Saturday, 9:05 p. m.
EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (1-2, 3. 02 ERA, 1. 08 WHIP, 45 strikeouts); Giants: Landen Roupp (5-2, 3.
18 ERA, 1. 06 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) LINE: Pirates -116, Giants -104; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants take a 1-0 lead into the next game of the series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. San Francisco is 15-23 overall and 9-11 in home games.
The Giants are 10-2 in games when they scored at least five runs. Pittsburgh has a 21-18 record overall and a 10-9 record in road games. The Pirates have a 13-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs.
The teams play Saturday for the second time this season. TOP PERFORMERS: Luis Arraez has seven doubles and two triples while hitting . 314 for the Giants.