Pregame analysis and predictions of the San Francisco Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates MLB game to be played on August 5, 2025 on ESPN.

The San Francisco Giants head to Pennsylvania today to take on the Pittsburgh Pirates in a three-game series. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Justin Verlander, who enters today’s game with a 4.

Verlander remained stuck on 263 career victories in his quest for 300. If the Giants were a mining claim, he would’ve abandoned it by now. Short of the Giants releasing him and eating the rest of his $15 million salary, Verlander will have to keep swinging his pickax at what’s been a barren landscape.

On "Giants Postgame Live," Laura Britt and Shawn Estes talk about Justin Verlander's outing in San Francisco's 5-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday at PNC Park.Justin Verlander turns back the clock with another nice outing vs.

The Giants have made a few moves on Monday afternoon to bolster the team’s depth. New York announced the club has added linebacker K.J. Cloyd and confirmed the previously reported signing of running back Jonathan Ward.

The New York Giants added depth at running back, signing Jonathan Ward on Monday following a morning workout that included multiple free-agent hopefuls, according to multiple reports.