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MLB · September 2, 2026

San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — September 2, 2026

Wednesday, September 2 · 6:41 PM ET
Last 10 games
-1+5+2-1+5-4-6+5+4-1
Game by game
-1-1-4+1+1-3-3+4+1+1
5-5
Last 10
5-5
+8
Net
-4
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Rest & travelrest and travel
Rest & travel
1 day
Days of rest
1 day
2,258 mi3,634 km
Travel to the game
Home
+3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
About these numbers

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

The pre-game matchup

The Giants visited the Pirates on Wednesday, September 2 at 6:41 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants +130, Pirates -155) prices the Giants at 42% and the Pirates at 58%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Francisco Giants 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4

San Francisco Giants won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5): San Francisco Giants covered.
  • Combined score 9 vs the closing total of 9: Push.
  • San Francisco Giants closed at +130 on the moneyline (a 42% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPirates -1.5 (+135)
Giants +1.5 (-165)
ClosePirates -1.5 (+134)
Giants +1.5 (-162)
Totalup 0.5
Open8.5 (o +100 / u -120)
Close9 (o -110 / u -119)
Moneyline
OpenGiants +130 42%
Pirates -155 58%
CloseGiants +130 42%
Pirates -155 58%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 22 times since 2023: the Giants won 12 and the Pirates 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 1, 2026Giants 12, Pirates 13
Pirates won


May 10, 2026Pirates 6, Giants 7
Giants won


May 9, 2026Pirates 13, Giants 3
Pirates won


May 8, 2026Pirates 2, Giants 5
Giants won


Aug 6, 2025Giants 4, Pirates 2
Giants won


Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

San Francisco Giants

Pittsburgh Pirates

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