Nick Kurtz leads the Athletics (36-36) into a matchup with the Pittsburgh Pirates (36-37) after his two-home run performance in an 11-2 win over the Pirates. The Pirates are favorites (-122) for this game against the underdog Athletics (+101), which starts at 9:40 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Pittsburgh’s Braxton Ashcraft starts against Sacramento’s Aaron Civale.

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Pirates vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-122)
• Underdog: Athletics (+101)
• Over/under: 10

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have won 24 of the 42 games they were listed as the moneyline favorite this season (57.1%).
• In games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -122 or shorter, the Pirates have gone 18-17 (51.4%).
• The Pirates have a 55% chance to win this game based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
• The Pirates have combined with their opponents to go over the total 42 times this season for a 42-29-2 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have gone 35-38-0 against the spread this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds is hitting .270 with 16 doubles, two triples, eight home runs and 49 walks.
• Among hitters in baseball, Reynolds ranks 96th in homers and 28th in RBI.
• Reynolds brings a seven-game hitting streak into this game. During his last 10 outings he is batting .270 with four doubles, two home runs, five walks and three RBIs.
• Brandon Lowe’s 17 home runs and 46 RBI both lead his team.
• Among all MLB hitters, Lowe ranks 13th in home runs and 16th in RBI.
• Spencer Horwitz has nine doubles, a triple, nine home runs and 35 walks while hitting .281.
• Nick Gonzales’ .296 batting average is a team-high mark.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The pitching staff for the Pirates has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fifth-best in MLB.
• The Pirates’ 4.26 team ERA ranks 19th across all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Pirates have the 18th-ranked WHIP in MLB (1.313).
• The Pirates allow the third-fewest home runs in baseball (69 total, 0.9 per game).
• In their 11-2 loss last time out they struck out eight Athletics batters while allowing 15 hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 46 times this season and won 23, or 50%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won 20 of their 37 games, or 54.1%, when they’re the underdog by at least +101 on the moneyline.
• The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 49.8% chance of a victory for the Athletics.
• The Athletics and their opponents have hit the over in 35 of their 72 games with a total this season.
• The Athletics are 39-33-0 against the spread in their 72 chances this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Kurtz leads Sacramento in batting average (.293), home runs (18) and runs batted in (57) this season.
• Among all hitters in MLB, Kurtz’s home run total is ninth, and his RBI total is first.
• Kurtz heads into this game on an eight-game hitting streak. During his last 10 outings he is batting .342 with a double, seven home runs, 10 walks and 14 RBIs.
• Shea Langeliers is slugging .535 this season, with a team-best 18 homers while driving in 36 runs.
• Langeliers ranks ninth in home runs and 58th in RBI among all hitters in the major leagues.
• Langeliers takes an eight-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last 10 games he is batting .255 with two doubles, four home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Tyler Soderstrom is slashing .244/.337/.476 this season for the Athletics.
• Soderstrom has safely hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .316 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.
• Carlos Cortes has collected 50 hits this season and has an OBP of .379. He’s slugging .465 on the year.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics strike out 8.2 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• The Athletics have the 28th-ranked ERA (4.81) in the majors this season.
• The Athletics have a combined 1.437 WHIP as a pitching staff, fourth-highest in MLB.
• With 101 homers allowed, the Athletics rank 27th in the league at preventing long balls.
• Last time out, they defeated the Pirates, 11-2, with six strikeouts and eight hits allowed.