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MLB · September 3, 2026

San Francisco Giants vs Pittsburgh Pirates Final — September 3, 2026

Thursday, September 3 · 12:35 PM ET
Last 10 games
+5+2-1+5-4-6+5+4-1+1
Game by game
-1-4+1+1-3-3+4+1+1-1
6-4
Last 10
5-5
+10
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 Thursday, September 3 at 12:35 PM ET.

The total closed at 9, up from 8.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Giants +145, Pirates -170) prices the Giants at 39% and the Pirates at 61%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

San Francisco Giants 2, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Pittsburgh Pirates won by 3.

  • Against the closing spread (Pittsburgh Pirates -1.5): Pittsburgh Pirates covered.
  • Combined score 7 vs the closing total of 9: Under.
  • Pittsburgh Pirates closed at -170 on the moneyline (a 61% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenPirates -1.5 (+128)
Giants +1.5 (-155)
ClosePirates -1.5 (+118)
Giants +1.5 (-143)
Totalup 0.5
Open8.5 (o -120 / u +100)
Close9 (o -109 / u -115)
Moneyline
OpenGiants +135 41%
Pirates -163 59%
CloseGiants +145 39%
Pirates -170 61%

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 23 times since 2023: the Giants won 13 and the Pirates 10.

DateScoreLineTotal
Sep 2, 2026Giants 5, Pirates 4
Giants won


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


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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