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Pirates Daily: Time For Your Weekly Dose of Bullpen Day as Beede Gets Nod

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2 years ago

August 13, 2022

Saturday, Aug. 13, the Pittsburgh Pirates (45-68) play game two of a three-game weekend series against the San Francisco Giants (55-57). The Pirates are coming off a tough opener against the Giants on Friday night, when they lost 5-3 in San Francisco. The first pitch Saturday is set for 9:05 p.m. ET at Oracle Park.

The game will air on AT&T Sportsnet Pittsburgh on the radio on 93.7 The Fan

Starters

Tyler Beede (1-1, 3.57 ERA) is set for another start for the Pirates, and he will square off against Logan Webb (10-5, 3.17 ERA).

Betting Odds

The Pittsburgh Pirates open as +205 underdogs on the moneyline, whereas the Giants are listed as -250 favorites. Pittsburgh’s run line of +1.5 can be had at +102 odds, while San Francisco’s -1.5 can be had at -122. The over/under currently sits at 7.5 runs

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Who’s Hot/Who’s Not

Who’s Hot: Manny Bañuelos has come on strong as of late, giving up just one earned run in 11 games and 11 innings dating to July 8.

Who’s Not: Bryan Reynolds has had a rough go of things in his last 55 at-bats, batting .200/.313/.291 with three runs batted in.

Tidbits:

Greg Allen hit his first home run as a Pirate Friday night, and that marked his first homer since Aug. 23, 2020, when he did it with Cleveland against Detroit.
Allen became the 21st Pirates player to hit a home run Friday night. The Pirates have now tied the Giants for the most in that category.
Ben Gamel hit just his fifth career home run against a lefty Friday night. Gamel’s last home run against a lefty was against the Atlanta Braves and Max Fried on July 5, 2021.