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Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Francisco Giants Recap - Giants Over Pirates 6-1

San Francisco used a 2-HR day from LaMonte Wade Jr. on Sunday at Oracle Park as the Giants defeated Pittsburgh 6-1 in baseball action.

San Francisco was favored by -200 and came through for bettors backing them. The game went UNDER the consensus closing total of 8.

Alex Wood earned the victory for the Giants, throwing 5.1 innings of work, striking out 8, walking 2, and allowing 5 hits and 1 earned runs. That effort was supported by 2 RBIs from LaMonte Wade Jr. in the win.

Pittsburgh's starting pitcher Chasen Shreve worked 1.2 innings, giving up 0 hits and 0 earned runs while striking out 1 in the loss. They got 2 hits from Bryan Reynolds in a losing cause.

The battle of the bats favored San Francisco as they had 9 hits, while Pittsburgh only had 5.

San Francisco looks to continue its winning ways next game with a battle against Los Angeles. Pittsburgh will aim to get back on the winning track vs. Milwaukee.