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The Oakland Athletics (13-17) will look to Tyler Nevin, with homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the Pittsburgh Pirates (14-16) Tuesday at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. The Pirates are -118 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 9:40 PM ET live on NBCS-CA.
Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller and Oakland’s Alex Wood have been named the starters for this contest.
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Pirates and Athletics Betting Trends
The Pirates have been the moneyline favorite nine total times this season. They’ve finished 3-6 in those games.
Pittsburgh has gone 3-5 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -118 or shorter (37.5% winning percentage).
This season, the Athletics have won 11 out of the 28 games, or 39.3%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
Oakland has a record of 11-17, a 39.3% win rate, when it’s set as an underdog of -103 or more by bookmakers this season.
In the 30 games in which bookmakers have set an over/under for the Pirates, they have combined with opponents to go over the total 13 times (13-17-0).
The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 13 of their 30 games with a total this season.
Pirates Stats & Insights
The Pirates are the 21st-highest scoring team in baseball averaging 3.9 runs per game (116 total).
Pittsburgh is fifth-worst in MLB play with 23 home runs.
The Pirates rank 22nd in the majors with a .232 batting average.
Pittsburgh’s batters strike out 9.4 times per game, the 26th-most in baseball.
The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 8.7 K/9, the 10th-best in the majors.
Pittsburgh’s 3.76 team ERA ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Athletics Stats & Insights
The Athletics have scored 89 runs (just three per game) this season, which ranks 29th in MLB.
Oakland’s 33 home runs rank seventh in Major League Baseball.
The Athletics have a team batting average of just .206 this season, which ranks last among MLB teams.
Oakland is a team with a lot of swing and miss this season, ranking 29th with an average of 9.8 strikeouts per game.
The Athletics have an 8.1 K/9 this season as a pitching staff, which ranks 24th in the majors.
Oakland has pitched to a 4.03 ERA this season, which ranks 18th in baseball.
Pirates Key Players to Watch
Keller gets the start for the Pirates, his seventh of the season. He is 2-2 with a 5.14 ERA and 32 strikeouts through 35 2/3 innings pitched.
Bryan Reynolds leads Pittsburgh in home runs (four) and runs batted in (17) this season while batting .248.
Connor Joe leads Pittsburgh in batting with a .282 average while slugging two homers and driving in 13 runs.
Ke’Bryan Hayes’ batting average of .282 leads all Pittsburgh hitters this season.
Jack Suwinski has collected 16 hits this season and has an OBP of .272. He’s slugging .289 on the year.
Athletics Key Players to Watch
The Athletics will send Wood (1-2) to the mound for his seventh start this season.
Shea Langeliers has accumulated a team-high six home runs and 13 runs batted in.
Nevin is hitting .301 with two doubles, three home runs and five walks.
Abraham Toro is batting .235 with four doubles, a triple, two home runs and five walks.
JJ Bleday has a club-best .232 batting average.
Pirates and Athletics Injuries
Pirates: Yasmani Grandal: 10 Day IL (Foot), Jason Delay: 10 Day IL (Knee), Marco Gonzales: 15 Day IL (Forearm), Ryan Borucki: 15 Day IL (Left triceps inflammation), Dauri Moreta: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Johan Oviedo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Endy Rodriguez: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Athletics: Miguel Andújar: 10 Day IL (Knee), Zachary Gelof: 10 Day IL (Abdominal), J.D. Davis: 10 Day IL (Groin), Freddy Tarnok: 15 Day IL (Hip), Scott Alexander: 15 Day IL (Rib), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Gott: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Sean Newcomb: 60 Day IL (Knee), Luis Medina: 60 Day IL (Knee), Aledmys DÃaz: 60 Day IL (Calf)
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