One and done for the Giants tonight. I love the way the Pirates just find ways to win and they will do it again tonight. Actually both clubs seem to play that way but it boils down to one tonight. Volquez will keep his mojo rolling and pitch a very solid 7+ innings tonight keeping the giants to a run or 2. Bumgarner has been money this year for the Giants ,but expect to see a similar performance as his regular season start against the Pirates this year. If this were a 7 game series I woudn't be so quick to nearly guarantee a Pirates victory, but in a one game scenario as tonight's game- Volquez will get it done for his part and some key hits by the offense will get a nice 5 - 1 win. I believe Volquez will give up a good deal of hits but be able to keep the runs down to 1 maybe 2 tops. As we know the Giants are also missing some key offense tonight. Replacements can often do damage ,but with Volquez staying on coarse I see it very hard for the Giants to make a impact.
Break down by the inning- for how I have the game flow
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Giants 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 Bumgarner 5.2 I 7 H 5 R 5 ER 6 K ( L )
Pirates 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 Volquez 7.1 I 11 H 1 R 1ER 5 K ( W )
Plays:
Pirates +102 game *2 unit
Pirates -1 +160 game
Pirates over 3 runs / game -115 *2 unit
Pirates -.5 +142 1st 5 innings
Pirates/Giants over 3.5 runs +110 1st 5 innings