Pittsburgh Pirates at San Francisco Giants Free MLB Pick and Betting Lines. The 30-22 San Francisco Giants play host to the 26-24 Pittsburgh Pirates tonight in MLB action on the grass of AT & T Park, June 1, 2015. First pitch is scheduled for 10:15PM EST.

Wagering Odds
Moneyline: Pirates -140/Giants +130
O/U Total: 6.5

Pitching Matchup
Gerrit Cole (R) W/L 7-2 WHIP 1.09 ERA 2.11
Ryan Vogelsong (R) 4-2 WHIP 1.35 ERA 4.24

Pittsburgh was defeated 7-1 by San Diego on Sunday. They are now 2-2 on their road trip and 8-2 in their last 10 games. San Francisco was a 7-5 loser to Atlanta yesterday and is now 2-2 on their homestand. They are 6-4 in their past 10 games.

This will be the first matchup of the season between these two teams. The Pirates took 4 of 7 games in 2014 but the Giants have a 5-4 edge in the last 9 encounters.

Cole was a 5-2 winner over Miami in his last start as he went 7 innings, surrendered both runs and fanned 10. It was his 8th Q start of the year and he hasn’t allowed more than 3 ERs in any of his 10 starts.

Vogelsong recorded his 3rd-straight win last week as San Francisco beat Milwaukee 3-1 on the road. He went 6 innings and allowed 1 run for his 5th Q start of 2015.

Pittsburgh 2B Neil Walker has had a lot of success vs. Vogelsong, going 7-16 (.438) with 3 RBIs. The trio of 1B Pedro Alvarez and OFs Andrew McCutchen and Jose Tabata are 5-36 (.139) vs. the veteran right-hander. Alvarez has 2 RBIs vs. Vogelsong, the only player besides Walker to have an RBI. No Pirates hitter has a stolen base.

No one on the Giants has more than 7 ABs vs. Cole. 1B Brandon Belt is 2-7 (.286) with a HR and 2RBIs vs. the right-hander while OF Nori Aoki is 2-5 (.400). No one besides Belt has a HR or RBI and no one has stolen a base off Cole. The quartet of C Buster Posey and OFs Hunter Pence, Gregor Blanco and Angel Pagan has been held to 1 hit in 16 ABs (.063).

Pittsburgh at San Francisco Betting Trends

The Pirates are 8-2 straight up in their last 10 games.
Pittsburgh is 3-6 straight up in their last 9 road games.
The game total has gone under in 10 of Pittsburgh’s last 14 road games against the Giants.
San Francisco is 13-4 straight up in their last 17 games.
The Giants are 2-4 straight up in their last 6 games against the Pirates.

Injury Report

PITTSBURGH PIRATES
Brandon Cumpton P 60-Day Disabled List
Andrew Lambo OF 15-Day Disabled List
Justin Sellers 2B 60-Day Disabled List

SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS
Matt Cain P 15-Day Disabled List
Jake Peavy P 15-Day Disabled List

Consensus Picks (Public Money line Bets)
Pittsburgh: 47%
San Francisco: 53%

Free MLB Pick

Pittsburgh had a nice run winning 7 straight games, but 6 of those games were at home where they have been far stronger with a 15-9 record compared to 11-15 on the road. They’ve come back to earth going 2-2 on their current road trip and are a bankroll crushing 3-6 in their last 9 road games. Tonight’s starter for the Pirates is on a mighty roll with 8 Q starts in his last 9 games and has put together an 80% Q Start record on the road this season. He has solid numbers against the Giants’ roster with them hitting just .233. San Francisco starter Ryan Vogelsong’s numbers in 2015 don’t quite match Cole’s although are outstanding in recent games. In his last 5 starts he’s allowed 2 or fewer runs in each start for a combined 4 runs allowed in 31 2/3 innings. Vogelsong has been brilliant at home this season with a 1.64 ERA in 4 starts. His lifetime stats against Pittsburgh have been strong with the current roster hitting .239 in 67 at bats. Here’s our angles. Cole has never pitched at AT&T Park and the Pirates aren’t the same team on the road.

Take the San Francisco Giants +130‏