PITTSBURGH — Jared Jones had one of his best starts since returning from elbow surgery, and Konnor Griffin made his presence known in his first game off the IL as the Pirates beat the Angels 1-0 at PNC Park on Friday night.

Ryan Johnson continues his hot stretch with six strong innings, but the Angels have no answers for La Mirada High product Jared Jones (six scoreless innings) in a 1-0 defeat in Pittsburgh.

With Jared Jones now scheduled to start Friday against the Angels, Pittsburgh suddenly has an opening Thursday against the Giants.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are in the middle of a three-game set inside PNC Park against the San Francisco Giants.

Jared Jones is getting pushed back a day and will make his next start Friday against the Angels. The Pirates are listing TBA for Thursday versus the Giants, but they could again use the Lake Bachar/Carmen Mlodzinski combo on four days’ rest that day.

Landen Roupp aims to build on his latest victory as San Francisco visits Jared Jones, who is trying to halt a seven-start slide in Wednesday's rematch with a host Pittsburgh squad riding a three-game winning streak.

The Pittsburgh Pirates (68-71), who will give the start to Jared Jones, host the San Francisco Giants (57-82) with Landen Roupp on the mound, Wednesday at 6:40 p.m. ET. The article below will give you everything you need to know to watch Pittsburgh play San Francisco.