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The Oakland Athletics (13-50) and Jace Peterson, coming off a five-hit game, are underdogs (+158) on the moneyline and will look to upset the Pittsburgh Pirates (32-28) on Wednesday at 12:35 PM ET on MLB Network.
Roansy Contreras will get the ball for Pittsburgh while Oakland will counter with Hogan Harris.
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Who Will Win Pirates vs. Athletics?
Pirates and Athletics Betting Trends
The Pirates have won 10 of the 15 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (66.7%).
Pittsburgh has played as moneyline favorites of -184 or shorter in only one game this season, which it lost.
The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 62 times this season and won 13, or 21%, of those games.
Oakland has a record of 8-34 in games where bookmakers have it as underdogs of at least +158 on the moneyline.
In the 60 games in which oddsmakers have set an over/under for the Pirates, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 28 times (28-29-3).
The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 33 of their 63 games with a total this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates rank 20th in runs scored with 261, 4.4 per game.
Pittsburgh averages 0.9 home runs per game to rank 25th in MLB play with 56 total home runs .
The Pirates have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).
Pittsburgh’s hitters strike out 8.4 times per game, the 10th-lowest average in the majors.
The 8.7 strikeouts per nine innings put together by the Pirates pitching staff ranks 16th in the majors.
Pittsburgh has the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (4.06).
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics are among the lowest scoring teams in the league, ranking 28th with just 221 total runs (3.5 per game) this season.
Oakland’s 61 home runs rank 22nd in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .221 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
Oakland ranks just 27th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 9.2 whiffs per contest.
The Athletics have a 7.7 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 28th in baseball.
Oakland pitchers have a combined ERA of 6.59 ERA this year, which ranks 30th in MLB.
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Pirates Key Players to Watch
Contreras (3-4 with a 4.82 ERA and 42 strikeouts in 56 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Pirates, his 11th of the season.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in runs batted in with 37 while batting .279, which is also best on the team.
Andrew McCutchen has collected 49 hits this season and has an OBP of .376. He’s slugging .437 on the year.
Ke’Bryan Hayes has 54 hits this season and a slash line of .242/.289/.390.
Carlos Santana has 44 hits and an OBP of .326 to go with a slugging percentage of .356 this season.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
Harris gets the nod for the Athletics and will make his first start of the season.
Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with a team-high batting average of .261.
Brent Rooker has shown off his power as he paces his team with 12 home runs and 34 RBI, with a team-best .261 batting average.
Ryan Noda is batting .248 with 13 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 40 walks.
Shea Langeliers has seven doubles, a triple, eight home runs and 16 walks while hitting .217.
Pirates and Athletics Injuries
Pirates: Vince Velásquez: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Ji-Man Choi: 60 Day IL (Achilles), Oneil Cruz: 60 Day IL (Ankle), Wil Crowe: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Jarlin GarcÃa: 60 Day IL (Arm), Max Kranick: 60 Day IL (Elbow), JT Brubaker: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Zach Jackson: 15 Day IL (Undisclosed), Mason Miller: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Drew Rucinski: 15 Day IL (Illness), Dany Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Freddy Tarnok: 60 Day IL (Undisclosed), Kirby Snead: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Manny Piña: 60 Day IL (Wrist)
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