San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 8/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-128) Pittsburgh (+106)

PNC Park is the location where the Pittsburgh Pirates (48-64) will attempt to beat the San Francisco Giants (56-56) on Tuesday. The line on this contest has San Francisco at -128 while Pittsburgh is coming in at +106. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Logan Webb and Mike Burrows.

San Francisco has a slugging % of .376 and have been called out on strikes 949 times, while drawing a walk on 390 occasions. They have 444 RBI's and 865 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .233. The Giants have hit 173 doubles as a squad and have hit 105 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 465 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .312. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which is 23rd in MLB.

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The Giants hold a team ERA of 3.68 this year (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 953 batters. Giants pitchers have given up 97 home runs and also 457 runs (9th in the league). They have walked 362 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.68 as a squad so far this season. San Francisco has allowed 911 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 406 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.63 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28.

Giants relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 82 times and also have had 127 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 67 holds so far this year (12th in baseball). The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.8% and have entered the game in 110 save situations. They have earned 27 saves on the year and have not converted 16 of their 43 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 128 base runners so far this year and 33.6% of them earned a run for their team. The Giants have dispatched 358 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Seattle Mariners have 2,975 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,045 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which ranks 24th in the majors, and have a total of 85 double plays. The Giants have converted 68.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,925 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 24th in the majors.

Webb (64-50 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.35 while he has gone up against 4,083 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 953 base hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 238 walks. His ERA is 3.41 (377 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.196. Webb has taken the hill for 996 innings and is sitting with 925 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team on-base percentage of .304 and a team batting average of .233 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 973 occasions (7th in the league) and are sitting with 867 base knocks. Pittsburgh has knocked in 80 long balls for the season to go along with 387 runs batted in. The Pirates hold a slugging percentage of .347 and they tally 3.56 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have hit 155 doubles, while getting a free base 356 times and notching 399 runs.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 450 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.85 (423 earned runs relinquished). They have yielded 108 dingers and they relinquish 4.09 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Pirates have a WHIP of 1.213 and have a FIP of 3.91 as a squad over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (856 strikeouts vs 323 free passes). They come in at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 878.

Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of 155 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 111 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 96 save situations, the Pirates have amassed 52 holds and also 18 blown saves. They sit at 24th in the league with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have sent 343 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Pittsburgh has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 42 save opportunities and they have earned 24 saves.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in baseball). The Pirates have recorded 938 assists, 50 errors and have notched a total of 2,970 putouts for the year. In their 8,910 innings on the field, the Pirates have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (3rd in professional baseball).

During his career, Burrows has given up 54 base hits while accumulating 62 strikeouts in 61 innings. Burrows (2-3 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.83 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 26 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.277 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.58 and he has faced 260 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-128)

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