The A's host the Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday, June 17. First pitch from Sutter Health Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet PT and MLB.TV.
The Pirates are favored by -124 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the spread. The Athletics are +106 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the spread. The total is set at 10 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Pirates vs A's prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Pirates vs A's Prediction
- Pirates vs A's Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates F5 -0.5 -104 (FanDuel, Play to -110)
My Pirates vs A's best bet is Pirates F5 -0.5 -104. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Pirates vs A's Odds
| Pirates Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 +126 | 10 -118o / -104u | -124 |
| Athletics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 -152 | 10 -118o / -104u | +106 |
- Pirates vs Athletics moneyline: Pirates -124, Athletics +106
- Pirates vs Athletics over/under: 10 (-118o / -104u)
- Pirates vs Athletics spread: Pirates -1.5 (+126), Athletics +1.5 (-152)
Pirates vs A's Polymarket MLB Odds
Pirates vs A's Probable Pitchers
| RHP Braxton Ashcraft (PIT) | Stat | RHP Aaron Civale (ATH) |
|---|---|---|
| 5-3 | W-L | 5-2 |
| 2.3 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.1 |
| 3.30/3.04 | ERA / xERA | 4.20/5.12 |
| 3.08/3.31 | FIP / xFIP | 5.47/5.03 |
| 20.6% | K-BB% | 8.9% |
| 45.4% | GB% | 28.9% |
| .299 | BABIP | .299 |
| 104 | Stuff+ | 96 |
| 105 | Location+ | 111 |
Pirates vs A's MLB Betting Preview
Pirates Betting Preview
After pitching to a 2.71 ERA across 69 and 2/3 innings in his first MLB campaign last season, Braxton Ascraft has enjoyed a really strong start to the campaign with a 3.30 ERA and 3.04 xERA throughout his first 14 starts. Throughout his last 50 and 2/3 innings, he holds an xFIP of 3.23 and a strikeout-minus-walk rate of 21.4%, and a WHIP of 1.07.
Ashcraft has shown improved command over his strong five-pitch mix and has developed a sharper curveball to go alongside his excellent slider. He holds a Pitching+ rating of 111, and ranks in the 93rd percentile in chase rate this season.
Over the last 30 days, the Pirates' offense ranks sixth with a wRC+ of 115 and has tread water effectively thus far with a wRC+ of 109 over the seven games with Konnor Griffin and Oneil Cruz on the IL. Pittsburgh ranks 11th in xwOBA this season, though it is seemingly due for some regression in average on balls in-play.
A's Betting Preview
Aaron Civale will make his first start since May 25th in this matchup after landing on the IL with a shoulder ailment. Civale pitched one rehab game with Triple-A Las Vegas last Thursday and allowed zero hits and zero earned runs across 4 and 1/3 innings. Though his rehab suggests his shoulder shouldn't be a concern, based on his 2025 campaign and the early portion of this year, it appears as though the veteran righty is far from the pitcher he once was.
Civale pitched to an ERA of 4.85 across 105 innings last season and holds a 4.20 ERA throughout 55 and 2/3 innings this season. However, his expected metrics have all regressed significantly: he holds a 5.12 xERA, a 5.03 xFIP, and an 8.9% strikeout-minus-walk rate.
Civale has been hard-hit 47.9% of the time, while his zone contact rate has spiked to 89%, as well as a career low swinging strike rate.
The Athletics' talented young lineup has more or less lived up to expectations this season, with two worthy All-Stars in Shea Langeliers and Nick Kurtz both slugging well past .500. The Athletics hold a wRC+ of 108 versus right-handed pitching and have slugged .469 at home playing out of two batter-friendly ballparks.
Pirates vs A's Pick, Betting Analysis
With Griffin and Cruz sidelined, the Athletics lineup offers considerably more upside, but the Pirates have still been competent enough offensively to suggest they should be a larger favorite in this matchup, given the massive disparity between Aschraft and Civale.
Ashcraft's strong start to the year feels very legitimate, as the young righty has offered an improved arsenal even relative to his strong 2025 campaign. Civale, meanwhile, feels like a pure bottom-of-the-rotation arm at this point in his career, and it's not surprising that he has struggled to a 5.47 ERA at Sutter Health Park, given how much hard contact he's allowing on average.
At -104, there looks to be value backing the Pirates to cover -0.5 in the first five innings (three-way moneyline), and I would bet it down to -114.
Pick: Pittsburgh Pirates F5 -0.5 -104 (FanDuel, Play to -114)
