PITTSBURGH AT SAN
FRANCISCO
WHEN: 4:05
PM ET, Sunday, August 12, 2018
WHERE: AT&T Park, San
Francisco, California
The San Francisco Giants retired Barry Bonds’ number
during a pregame ceremony on Saturday, but that was about the day's lone
highlight as the team’s playoff hopes continued to fade. The Giants aim for a
split of their four-game series against the visiting Pittsburgh Pirates on
Sunday after being held to six singles in a 4-0 loss.
Trevor Williams tossed seven strong innings and Josh Bell crushed a three-run
homer in Saturday’s victory as Pittsburgh won for the fourth time in five
contests and climbed within four games of the second wild card in the National
League. Catcher Francisco Cervelli exited the contest in the first inning after
being struck in the mask by a foul ball and is listed as day-to-day. San
Francisco is six games out of first place in the NL West and seven out of the
second wild-card spot but may have found a fifth starter in Casey Kelly, who
made his team debut on Saturday and threw five scoreless innings in relief of
Ty Blach. Buster Posey and Evan Longoria recorded two hits apiece in the loss,
but Joe Panik went 0-for-2 and is 5-for-25 with two RBIs since returning from
the disabled list on July 30.
TV: 4:05 p.m. ET, AT&T
SportsNet-Pittsburgh, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Pirates RH
Joe Musgrove (4-6, 3.41 ERA) vs. Giants RH Dereck Rodriguez (5-1, 2.34)
MUSGROVE recorded his third straight
quality start on Monday, allowing two runs - one earned - over seven innings at
Colorado. “I thought that was some of the best stuff I’d had all year,” he told
reporters. “My slider was the best it’s felt, the depth on it, the shape of it,
was really good.” The 25-year-old native of San Diego, who will be facing San
Francisco for the first time, has allowed a total of four runs over 21 frames
in his last three outings.
RODRÍGUEZ has entered the discussion
for NL Rookie of the Year after working six or more innings and allowing fewer
than three runs in seven consecutive starts, posting a 1.36 ERA over that
stretch. The 26-year-old son of Hall-of-Famer Ivan Rodriguez turned in another
gem Monday against Houston, striking out seven without issuing a walk in seven
scoreless frames. Dereck Rodriguez has been especially sharp since the All-Star
break, allowing a total of four runs and 14 hits over 26 1/3 innings in four
starts.
WALK-OFFS
1. The Pirates are 9-3 in their last
12 games at AT&T Park.
2. San Francisco 1B Brandon Belt
(knee) began his rehab assignment at Triple-A Sacramento on Saturday and could
rejoin the team early next week.
3. The Pirates optioned RHPs Casey
Sadler and Clay Holmes to Triple-A Indianapolis and recalled LHP Buddy Boshers
and RHP Michael Feliz from the club.
PREDICTION: Giants 6, Pirates 3
GAME NOTES
THE PIRATES...have
won four of their last five games after dropping three in a row...Have gone 8-8
in their last 16 games after winning 11 in a row between 7/11-24... Have
produced the best record in the National League (21-10) since July 7...Have won
19 of their last 27 games and have gone 25-16 in their last 41 games, dating
back to 6/25 (tied for the fourth-best record in MLB in that time)...Were a
season-high nine games over .500 following the action on 5/17 (26-17)...Were
58-60 after 118 games in 2017 (58-61 after 119).
BIG JOE ON THE
BUMP: Joe Musgrove has pitched 7.0 innings or more in each of his last four
assignments and in seven of his 12 big league starts this season...He has
posted a 1.67 ERA (27.0ip/5er) in his four starts on the road with the Pirates,
pitching at least 7.0 innings three times and allowing just one home run (Edwin
Encarnacion in Cleveland on 7/24).
WHERE’S THE LOVE?:
In his last two starts, Joe Musgrove has been charged with a total of two
earned runs in 14.0 innings of work, however, the Pirates have been shut out in
each game...Overall, the Bucs have been blanked in three of Musgrove’s 12
starts and have been held to two runs or fewer six times. UNDER NATURAL LIGHT: In their last seven afternoon games played on
the road, the Pittsburgh pitchers have recorded a 2.95 ERA (61.0ip/20er)...The
Bucs have won five of their last six day games played away from home with the
offense hitting a total of eight home runs in the last four games. ANSWERING THE BELL: Josh Bell has
homered twice in the last three games and has gone 5-for-17 in four games since
returning from the D.L. on Wednesday...Bell hit .329 in 22 games last month and
is hitting .330 (35-for-107) with 17 RBI in his last 32 games, dating back to
6/24...His .330 average in that time is the eighth-best in the N.L.
PIRATES PITCHING:
Dating back to July 7, the Pirates rank third in the Major Leagues with a 3.28
ERA (274.0ip/100er), trailing only Oakland (2.79) and Philadelphia
(3.24)...Pittsburgh’s .677 winning percentage in that time (21-10) is the best
in the National League and the third-best in the Majors behind Boston (24-6,
.800) and Oakland (21-8, .724).
BUCCO BLANKINGS:
Last night’s 4-0 shutout of the Giants marked Pittsburgh’s 13th of the season -
tops in the Majors and one more than the club’s total from last year...The last
season in which the Pirates had as many as 13 shutouts was 2013 (16).
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
AT SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS MATCHUP
SUMMARY
|
4:05 PM ET
|
W/L
|
Units
|
H
|
A
|
RL W/L
|
RL Units
|
|
Pittsburgh
|
61-57
|
3.32
|
33-29
|
28-28
|
57-61
|
-6.54
|
|
San Francisco
|
58-60
|
3.82
|
33-26
|
25-34
|
61-57
|
7.95
|
Starters | In-Depth | Starting
Staffs
|
Overall
|
W/L
|
TW/TL
|
IP
|
H
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
AF
|
AA
|
O/U
|
|
Joe Musgrove (R)
Dereck Rodriguez (R) |
4-6
5-1 |
5-7
8-3 |
74.0
73.0 |
71
59 |
1.22
1.05 |
3.41
2.34 |
3.8
4.5 |
4.3
2.8 |
6-5
4-7 |
|
Last 3
|
W/L
|
TW/TL
|
IP
|
H
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
AF
|
AA
|
O/U
|
|
Joe Musgrove (R)
Dereck Rodriguez (R) |
1-2
0-0 |
1-2
1-2 |
21.0
20.0 |
14
11 |
0.81
0.80 |
1.71
1.35 |
3.0
3.0 |
2.3
4.0 |
1-2
1-2 |
Bullpens | In-Depth
|
|
Total
|
|
Available
|
||||
|
|
IP
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
IP
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
|
PIT
|
197.2
|
1.17
|
2.73
|
197.2
|
1.17
|
2.73
|
|
|
Last 3
|
15.0
|
1.07
|
1.80
|
15.0
|
1.07
|
1.80
|
|
|
|
IP
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
IP
|
WHIP
|
ERA
|
|
|
SF
|
272.2
|
1.07
|
2.87
|
267.2
|
1.08
|
2.93
|
|
|
Last 3
|
24.0
|
1.12
|
3.75
|
19.0
|
1.32
|
4.74
|
|
OVERALL STATS | IN-DEPTH
|
|
W/L
|
Avg
|
ERA
|
|
PIT
SF |
61-57
58-60 |
.252
.247 |
4.21
4.01 |
|
|
vs R
|
Start
|
Pen
|
|
PIT
SF |
.254
.248 |
4.20
4.27 |
4.22
3.61 |
HOME/AWAY STATS | IN-DEPTH
|
|
W/L
|
Avg
|
ERA
|
|
PIT
SF |
28-28
33-26 |
.249
.255 |
4.52
3.89 |
|
|
vs R
|
Start
|
Pen
|
|
PIT
SF |
.252
.253 |
4.28
4.10 |
4.95
3.58 |
LAST 10 | IN-DEPTH
|
|
W/L
|
Avg
|
ERA
|
|
PIT
SF |
5-5
4-6 |
.257
.246 |
4.30
4.45 |
|
|
vs R
|
Start
|
Pen
|
|
PIT
SF |
.243
.235 |
4.41
4.77 |
4.12
3.93 |
INJURIES
PITTSBURGH PIRATES
|
Fielders
|
|
Status/Updated
|
Notes
|
|
Francisco Cervelli
|
C
|
Ques Sun - Head - 8/12/18
|
Cervelli left the last game after taking a foul ball off
his mask and it is unclear if he will play against the Giants on Sunday.
|
|
Sean Rodriguez
|
1B
|
Out indefinitely - Abdominal - 8/7/18
|
Rodriguez has been placed on the 10-day disabled list with
a left abdominal strain and it is unclear when he will return.
|
|
Pitchers
|
|
Status/Updated
|
Notes
|
|
Nik Turley
|
RP
|
Out indefinitely - Elbow - 6/29/18
|
Turley is on the 60-day disabled list with a left elbow
sprain and is without a timetable for return.
|
|
Chad Kuhl
|
SP
|
Early Sept - Forearm - 8/1/18
|
Kuhl has been shifted to the 60-day disabled list with a
right forearm strain and is expected to remain on the shelf until at least
the start of September.
|
|
A.J. Schugel
|
RP
|
Late Aug - Shoulder - 8/10/18
|
Schugel has been transferred to the 60-day disabled list
with soreness in his right shoulder and is likely to remain shelved until
sometime in August.
|
|
Nick Burdi
|
RP
|
Late Aug - Elbow - 8/10/18
|
Burdi has been placed on the 60-day disabled list while he
is recovering from Tommy John surgery and is likely to remain out of the
lineup until sometime in August.
|
SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
|
Fielders
|
|
Status/Updated
|
Notes
|
|
Pablo Sandoval
|
3B
|
out for season - Hamstring - 8/2/18
|
Sandoval has landed on the 10-day disabled list as he will
have surgery to repair a torn right hamstring and is expected to miss the
remainder of the season.
|
|
Brandon Belt
|
1B
|
Late Aug - Knee - 8/10/18
|
Belt has been designated for the 10-day disabled list due
to a bone bruise in his right knee and is expected to miss another 8-to-10
days.
|
|
Pitchers
|
|
Status/Updated
|
Notes
|
|
Jeff Samardzija
|
SP
|
Late Aug - Shoulder - 8/7/18
|
Samardzija is on the 10-day disabled list due to right
shoulder inflammation and will likely be out of action until at least the end
of August.
|
|
Johnny Cueto
|
SP
|
out for season - Elbow - 8/10/18
|
Cueto is on the 60-day disabled list as he had Tommy John
surgery to repair an injury to his pitching elbow.
|
|
Hunter Strickland
|
RP
|
Late Aug - Hand - 8/10/18
|
Strickland has been transferred to the 60-day disabled
list after having surgery to repair a fractured right hand but is expected to
return to the bullpen when first eligible, August 19 against the Reds.
|
|
Julian Fernandez
|
RP
|
out for season - Elbow - 5/24/18
|
Fernandez has been designated for the 60-day disabled list
due to a UCL strain in his right elbow and is expected to miss the remainder
of the season after having Tommy John surgery.
|
Recent Meetings
|
Date
|
Home/Away
|
H Starter
|
A Starter
|
Line
|
|
8/11/18
|
SF 0 - PIT 4
|
T. Blach
|
T. Williams
|
-128/8.5
|
|
8/10/18
|
SF 13 - PIT 10
|
D. Holland
|
C. Holmes
|
-117/8
|
|
8/9/18
|
SF 5 - PIT 10
|
A. Suarez
|
I. Nova
|
-148/8
|
|
5/13/18
|
PIT 0 - SF 5
|
I. Nova
|
D. Holland
|
-145/8.5
|
|
5/12/18
|
PIT 6 - SF 5
|
C. Kuhl
|
J.
Samardzija
|
-120/8.5
|
|
5/11/18
|
PIT 11 - SF 2
|
J. Taillon
|
A. Suarez
|
-122/8
|
Pittsburgh: Last 10 Games | Season
|
Date
|
vs/Score
|
Line
|
ATS
|
OPS
|
Avg
|
Starter
|
IP
|
Opp Starter
|
IP
|
|
8/11/18
|
@ SF 4-0
|
118/8.5
|
W/U
|
.535
|
.188
|
T. Williams
|
7.0
|
T. Blach
|
4.0
|
|
8/10/18
|
@ SF 10-13
|
108/8
|
L/O
|
1.049
|
.386
|
C. Holmes
|
2.2
|
D. Holland
|
6.1
|
|
8/9/18
|
@ SF 10-5
|
136/8
|
W/O
|
.908
|
.317
|
I. Nova
|
6.0
|
A. Suarez
|
5.0
|
|
8/8/18
|
@ COL 4-3
|
111/9.5
|
W/U
|
.777
|
.289
|
C. Archer
|
5.0
|
G. Marquez
|
6.0
|
|
8/7/18
|
@ COL 10-2
|
-109/11
|
W/O
|
.879
|
.270
|
J. Taillon
|
9.0
|
C. Bettis
|
4.2
|
|
8/6/18
|
@ COL 0-2
|
120/10.5
|
L/U
|
.295
|
.071
|
J. Musgrove
|
7.0
|
K. Freeland
|
7.0
|
|
8/5/18
|
STL 1-2
|
-102/8.5
|
L/U
|
.535
|
.161
|
T. Williams
|
5.0
|
J. Flaherty
|
6.0
|
|
8/4/18
|
STL 4-8
|
-113/8.5
|
L/O
|
.698
|
.235
|
I. Nova
|
4.0
|
A. Gomber
|
4.0
|
|
8/3/18
|
STL 7-6
|
-155/8.5
|
W/O
|
.839
|
.333
|
C. Archer
|
4.1
|
J. Gant
|
4.0
|
|
8/1/18
|
CHC 2-9
|
116/8
|
L/O
|
.535
|
.212
|
N. Kingham
|
1.0
|
C. Hamels
|
5.0
|
San Francisco: Last 10 Games | Season
|
Date
|
vs/Score
|
Line
|
ATS
|
OPS
|
Avg
|
Starter
|
IP
|
Opp Starter
|
IP
|
|
8/11/18
|
PIT 0-4
|
-128/8.5
|
L/U
|
.426
|
.200
|
T. Blach
|
4.0
|
T. Williams
|
7.0
|
|
8/10/18
|
PIT 13-10
|
-117/8
|
W/O
|
1.139
|
.410
|
D. Holland
|
6.1
|
C. Holmes
|
2.2
|
|
8/9/18
|
PIT 5-10
|
-148/8
|
L/O
|
.516
|
.176
|
A. Suarez
|
5.0
|
I. Nova
|
6.0
|
|
8/7/18
|
HOU 1-2
|
-113/7
|
L/U
|
.454
|
.129
|
M.
Bumgarner
|
7.0
|
D. Keuchel
|
6.0
|
|
8/6/18
|
HOU 1-3
|
124/7
|
L/U
|
.488
|
.133
|
D.
Rodriguez
|
7.0
|
C. Morton
|
7.0
|
|
8/5/18
|
@ ARI 3-2
|
156/8.5
|
W/U
|
.730
|
.258
|
D. Holland
|
5.1
|
R. Ray
|
5.1
|
|
8/4/18
|
@ ARI 3-9
|
125/8.5
|
L/O
|
.901
|
.297
|
A. Suarez
|
5.0
|
C. Buchholz
|
6.0
|
|
8/3/18
|
@ ARI 3-6
|
184/8
|
L/O
|
.500
|
.250
|
C. Stratton
|
3.0
|
P. Corbin
|
6.0
|
|
8/2/18
|
@ ARI 8-1
|
156/7.5
|
W/O
|
.790
|
.289
|
M.
Bumgarner
|
5.0
|
Z. Greinke
|
6.0
|
|
7/31/18
|
@ SD 3-2 x
|
-100/8
|
W/U
|
.788
|
.256
|
D.
Rodriguez
|
7.0
|
C. Richard
|
5.0
|
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