Pirates and Giants meet to decide series winner

San Francisco Giants (24-26, fourth in the NL West) vs. Pittsburgh Pirates (23-27, fourth in the NL Central) Pittsburgh; Thursday, 12:35 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Mason Black (0-1, 7.71 ERA, 1.97 WHIP, eight strikeouts); Pirates: Paul Skenes (1-0, 2.70 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 18 strikeouts) BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants play on Thursday with the winner claiming the three-game series. Pittsburgh is 23-27 overall and 10-13 in home games. The Pirates are 16-2 in games when they scored five or more runs. San Francisco is 9-16 on the road and 24-26 overall. The Giants are 10th in the NL with 45 total home runs, averaging 0.9 per game. The teams play Thursday for the