Oakland Athletics vs. Pittsburgh Pirates 6/5/2023 Picks Predictions

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This Monday’s MLB action will get underway with a matchup between the Oakland Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates in an interleague three-game series at the beautiful PNC Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Oakland fell to 12-49 overall, 5-25 on the road after losing three consecutive road outings, and is trapped in the basement of the entire league with 30 games behind MLB’s leading team, the Tampa Bay Rays.

The Athletics scored a total of 206 runs to date but wasted 418 for a disappointing -212 run difference over the course of the season.

The Oakland Athletics come into this competition after losing four of the last five, including a series sweep to the Miami Marlins last time out.

Oakland made a five-run blast in the third frame, resulting in a 5-1 lead over Miami, but failed to hold on after allowing the Fish a six-run rally in the remaining frames, leading to a 5-7 road loss.

The Oakland Athletics will be appointing left-hander J.P. Sears to take the mound and start game 1 of the three-game series against the Pirates on Monday evening.

The southpaw starter is 0-3 on the season with a 4.37 ERA, a strong 1.07 WHIP, and 54 strikeouts in his starts while granting 53 hits, 11 free bases, and 13 home runs in pitching for 59.2 frames this season.

In his last appearance on the pitcher’s hill, Sears gave up just one run in six innings of work, leading Oakland to a 2-1 home triumph versus the Atlanta Braves.

The Oakland Athletics are 2-15 SU in their last 17 outings, and the Athletics are 1-6 straight up in their last 7 matches played against the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Oakland is 0-10 SU in their last 10 road games, and the Athletics are 6-3 straight up in their last 9 contests when playing on the road versus the Pirates.

The totals went over in six of Oakland’s last nine outings played against a rival from the National League Central Division.

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Oakland Athletics vs. Pittsburgh Pirates Predictions 6/5/2023

The Pittsburgh Pirates are staying on their home field looking for their sixth straight win when they host the Oakland Athletics in the opening match of a three-game series on Monday night.

Pittsburgh improved to 31-27 overall after winning five games in a row, 15-13 on the road following three successive road triumphs, and placed second in the NL Central, only half a game behind the Milwaukee Brewers in first place.

The Pirates have compiled a total of 254 runs scored to date while surrendering 244, for a run differential of +10 for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates enter this three-game battle after winning a massive five straight victories, including a serves sweep over the St. Louis Cardinals, scoring a total of 13 runs and allowing nine in the winning effort.

On Sunday, the Pirates scored two runs in the opening frame while driving in a total of 10 hits on the way to Pittsburgh’s 2-1 victory.

The Pittsburgh Pirates management will give the ball to right-handed thrower Johan Oviedo to start the series opener against the Oakland Athletics on Monday evening.

The twenty-five-year-old righty starter is 3-4 for the year with an ERA of 4.50 and a nice WHIP of 1.55, and has retired 53 hitters while conceding 60 hits, 30 bases on balls, and 5 homers in finishing 58.0 frames of work in his starts this season.

In his last three starts, Oviedo yielded five earned runs, leading the Pirates to two wins out of the three.

The right-hander gave up just one earned run but struck out five hitters with a 1.85 WHIP through 4.10 innings of work in a 2-1 road triumph over the San Francisco Giants in his recent start on May 30.

The totals went over in four of Pittsburgh’s last six games played versus Oakland, while the Pirates are 5-0 SU in their last five contests.

The totals went under in 4 of Pittsburgh’s last 5 home matches, while the Pirates are 3-6 straight up in their last 9 outings when playing at home against the Athletics.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games played versus a rival from the American League.

Oakland Athletics vs. Pittsburgh Pirates. The MLB Pick for this contest is the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Pirates will dominate this matchup against the league’s worst team, the Athletics, with home-field advantage on Monday night.

After 61 games played, Oakland ranked 30^th in OPS and 30^th in runs scored, while Pittsburgh ranked 12^th in OPS and 20^th in runs scored for the season.

Take the Pirates to take control of this contest with momentum after winning five games in a row. The Pittsburgh Pirates are predicted to win 5-3.

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