Giants vs. Reds Probable Starting Pitchers Today – August 2

By Lineups Staff | Aug 02, 2024, 1:05pm | Updated: 3 weeks ago

The Cincinnati Reds (52-56) will look to Santiago Espinal, riding an 11-game hitting streak, against the San Francisco Giants (54-56) at 7:10 PM ET on Friday, at Great American Ball Park.

This contest’s pitching matchup is set, as the Giants will send Blake Snell (0-3) to the mound, while Andrew Abbott (9-7) will get the nod for the Reds.

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Giants vs. Reds Pitcher Matchup Info

Date: Friday, August 2, 2024
Time: 7:10 PM ET
TV: NBCS-BA
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue: Great American Ball Park
Live Stream: Fubo
Probable Pitchers: Snell – SF (0-3, 5.10 ERA) vs Abbott – CIN (9-7, 3.38 ERA)

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Giants Probable Starting Pitcher Today: Blake Snell

The Giants will hand the ball to Snell (0-3) for his 11th start of the season.
The left-hander last pitched on Saturday, when he allowed two hits in six scoreless innings against the Colorado Rockies.
The 31-year-old has an ERA of 5.10, a 2.9 strikeout-to-walk ratio and a WHIP of 1.280 in 10 games this season.
He’s going for his fourth straight quality start.
Snell will look to finish five or more innings for the fifth start in a row.
He has three appearances with no earned runs allowed in 10 chances this season.

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Reds Probable Starting Pitcher Tonight: Andrew Abbott

Abbott (9-7) is looking for his 10th victory when he takes the mound first for the Reds in his 22nd start of the season. He has a 3.38 ERA in 117 2/3 innings pitched, with 89 strikeouts.
The left-hander last appeared on Saturday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he tossed four innings, allowing four earned runs while giving up eight hits.
The 25-year-old has a 3.38 ERA and 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings during 21 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .231 to opposing hitters.
Abbott heads into this matchup with eight quality starts under his belt this season.
Abbott has put together 18 starts this season that he pitched five or more innings.
In three of his appearances this season he has not allow an earned run.
Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 25-year-old ranks 23rd in ERA (3.38), 52nd in WHIP (1.265), and 62nd in K/9 (6.8).

Andrew Abbott vs. Giants

He will match up with a Giants offense that ranks 15th in the league with 903 total hits (on a .244 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .394 (17th in the league) with 109 total home runs (24th in MLB action).
Abbott has pitched five innings, giving up two earned runs on six hits while striking out two against the Giants this season.

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