New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza shares a brutally honest take about starting pitcher Frankie Montas struggling this season.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a starting pitcher making their season debut in the series opener vs. the San Francisco Giants at PNC Park. Right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo came off the injured list, as the Pirates ended his rehab assignment, and called him up to the MLB, where he starts against the Giants. Oviedo underwent a Tommy John procedure on his right elbow in December 2023 and missed all of 2024 with recovery. Oviedo began his first rehab assignment with the FCL Pirates on June 30, then moved up each level, to Single-A Bradenton on July 5, Double-A Altoona on July 18 and then Triple-A Indianapolis on July 29.

A week ago, the Giants' options in right field were Mike Yastrzemski and Luis Matos. The Giants ended Encarnacion's rehab assignment on Monday and recalled him from Triple-A Sacramento before their game against the Pirates.

A week ago, the Giants' options in right field were Mike Yastrzemski and Luis Matos. The Giants ended Encarnacion's rehab assignment on Monday and recalled him from Triple-A Sacramento before their game against the Pirates.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are back in town for a week-long homestand, full of events and giveaways for fans.

The Pirates are at PNC Park looking to grab a win today.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza explained that Frankie Montas will indeed pitch on Saturday against the Milwaukee Brewers, but his role is still to be determined.

Reports indicate that the Philadelphia Phillies signed a longtime pitcher of the Athletics to a minor league deal.

The Pittsburgh Pirates stunned the San Francisco Giants again in the ninth inning Monday at PNC Park.

August 4 - Austin Barnes' time in the San Francisco Giants' organization lasted barely a month, with the club releasing the veteran catcher off of their Triple-A Sacramento roster. Barnes was released by the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 20 after 11 seasons with the club and two World Series championships. He batted .223 with 35 home runs and 162 RBIs in 612 games with the club. The 35-year-old Los Angeles-area native signed a minor league deal with the rival Giants on June 27. In 13 minor league games in the San Francisco system, Barnes batted .205 with a .326 on-base percentage. --Field Level Media Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. , opens new tab Suggested Topics: Sports Share

The Pittsburgh Pirates salvaged their series against the Colorado Rockies at Coors Field with a 9-5 win on Sunday afternoon.

Justin Verlander vs. Johan Oviedo

Do the San Francisco Giants and New York Giants ever say hi or go out to dinner or something? The caller wanted to know if the MLB team and the NFL team ever hung out, which was something that completely befuddled Francesca. It was hard for Francesca to understand the connection between the two franchises that share a name, except that the San Francisco Giants also used to play in New York before moving to the West Coast.

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The long-awaited meetup between the San Francisco Giants and New York Giants has finally happened. Back in 2015, "Dan in Warwick" called legendary New York sports radio host Mike Francesa and asked him if "there had ever been a franchise-to-franchise … get-together" between the MLB and NFL teams, since they had the same name and the MLB team used to play in New York.

Mike Francesa co-starred alongside Giants stars Matt Chapman and Eli Manning in a video referencing a WFAN call from 2015.

San Francisco Giants (56-56, third in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (48-64, fifth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Monday, 6:40 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Justin Verlander (1-8, 4.63 ERA, 1.50 WHIP, 77 strikeouts); Pirates: Johan Oviedo (0-0) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Giants -136, Pirates +114; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the San Francisco Giants after Nick Gonzales had four hits against the Rockies on Sunday. Pittsburgh has a 31-25 record in home games and a 48-64 record overall. The Pirates are 35-10 in games when they out-hit their opponents. San Francisco has gone 28-30 on the road and 56-56 overall. The Giants have a 21-6 record in games

Lee Jung-hoo of the San Francisco Giants now has a four-hit game under his belt. Batting seventh, Lee went 4-for-4 with a walk, a steal and two runs scored, helping the Giants defeat the New York Mets 12-4 at Citi Field in New York on Sunday. Lee has gone 7-for-12 in three games so far in August, raising his batting average from .248 to .258 in that stretch. Lee, who made his Major League Baseball (MLB) debut in 2024, previously had eight three-hit games but had never had four hits in a game.

Rafael Devers snapped out of a slump with a homer and four RBIs in the San Francisco Giants' 12-4 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Rookie Carson Whisenhunt (1-0) threw 5 1/3 innings for his first win in the majors to help the Giants take two of three from the Mets following a six-game losing streak. New York dropped a half-game behind Philadelphia — a 2-0 winner at home over Detroit on Sunday night — for the NL East lead. The Mets have lost five of six.

Rafael Devers snapped out of a slump with a homer and four RBIs in the San Francisco Giants' 12-4 victory over the New York Mets on Sunday. Rookie Carson Whisenhunt (1-0) threw 5 1/3 innings for his first win in the majors to help the Giants take two of three from the Mets following a six-game losing streak. New York dropped a half-game behind Philadelphia — a 2-0 winner at home over Detroit on Sunday night — for the NL East lead.

The Pittsburgh Pirates will have one of their main starting pitchers back from injury ahead of their upcoming game. Noah Hiles of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported that the Pirates will activate right-handed pitcher Johan Oviedo from Triple-A Indianapolis before the next game, against the San Francisco Giants on Aug. 4. The Pirates will also have Oviedo start that game, marking his first MLB start of the season.