On Saturday, April 27, Michael Conforto's San Francisco Giants (13-14) host Bryan Reynolds' Pittsburgh Pirates (13-14) at Oracle Park. The first pitch will be thrown at 9:05 PM ET.

Details on how to watch San Francisco's contest against Pittsburgh can be found in the below article.

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Giants vs. Pirates Game Info

  • Date: Saturday, April 27, 2024
  • Time: 9:05 PM ET
  • TV: SportsNet PT
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  • Location: San Francisco, California
  • Venue: Oracle Park

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Pitching Matchup

Giants: Jordan Hicks

  • The Giants are sending Jordan Hicks (2-0) to make his sixth start of the season. He is 2-0 with a 1.61 ERA and 18 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
  • His most recent appearance came on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when the right-hander threw five innings, surrendering one earned run while giving up only one hit.
  • The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 1.61, with 5.8 strikeouts per nine innings, in five games this season. Opponents are batting .170 against him.
  • Hicks is looking to pick up his third quality start of the season in this game.
  • Hicks will try to extend a six-game streak of going five or more innings (he's averaging 5.6 innings per appearance).
  • He has made one appearance this season in which he did not surrender an earned run.

Pirates: Martín Pérez

  • The Pirates are sending Martin Perez (1-1) out to make his sixth start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 3.45 ERA and 23 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
  • In his last time out on Sunday against the Boston Red Sox, the lefty threw four innings, giving up four earned runs while surrendering six hits.
  • The 33-year-old has an ERA of 3.45, with 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season. Opposing hitters have a .268 batting average against him.
  • Perez heads into this matchup with two quality starts under his belt this season.
  • Perez has pitched five or more innings in a game three times this season entering this matchup.
  • So far during the 2024 campaign he has given up one or more earned runs in each of his outings.

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Team Comparison

Giants Pirates
4.1
Runs Scored (PG)
4
4.7
Runs Allowed (PG)
4.3
.246
Batting AVG
.237
.255
Batting AVG Against
.227
24
Home Runs
21
26
Home Runs Allowed
26

Giants Offensive Leaders

  • Conforto is hitting .278 this year, with a .815 OPS (.320 on-base, .495 slugging). He has five home runs and 16 RBI, plus 15 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 5.8%.
  • In 2024, Jung Hoo Lee's batting average is .271, to go along with a .339 on-base percentage and a .365 slugging percentage. He has two homers and seven RBI, plus 13 runs scored and two stolen bases on five attempts. His strikeout rate is 8.3%, and his walk rate is 9.2%.
  • Matt Chapman's current batting average is .229, and he has four home runs and 14 RBI, plus 15 runs scored and three steals on three attempts. He has a .277 on-base percentage, and a .410 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 22.3%, and his walk rate is 5.4%.
  • The Giants' Jorge Soler is batting .219, with a .701 OPS (.315 on-base, .385 slugging). He has four home runs and six RBI, plus 13 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 25.2%, and his walk rate is 11.7%.

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Pirates Offensive Leaders

  • Reynolds is batting .257/.371/.390 this year with three home runs, 15 RBI and 10 runs, with two stolen bases on two attempts. He's fanning 19.4% of the time and walking at a 15.3% clip.
  • In 87 plate appearances, Connor Joe is batting .289/.379/.461 this season with a walk rate of 11.5% and a K rate of 17.2%. Additionally, he's pounded two home runs while driving in 13 runs and scoring 15 times. Plus, he's swiped two bags on two tries.
  • So far this season, the Pirates' Ke'Bryan Hayes sports a .275/.364/.341 triple slash, and he's launched no homers with 11 runs scored and eight RBI. He's walking and striking out 12.1% and 15.9% of the time, respectively.
  • At the dish, the Pirates' Jack Suwinski has a .181/.266/.301 triple slash line, and he's blasted two homers with 12 runs scored and eight RBI. He's walking and striking out 10.6% and 17% of the time, respectively.

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