The Athletics host the Pittsburgh Pirates on June 15, 2026. First pitch from Sutter Health Park is scheduled for 9:40 p.m. EDT. The game will be broadcast on SportsNet PT.
The Athletics are favored by -120 on the moneyline and by -1.5 on the run line. The Pirates are +101 on the moneyline and +1.5 on the run line. The total is set at 10.5 runs.
Find my MLB picks and Pirates vs Athletics prediction below, as well as probable pitchers, weather report, and more.
Pirates vs Athletics Prediction
- Pirates vs Athletics Pick: Athletics ML (-120), Nick Kurtz Over 2.5 H+R+RBI, Jared Jones Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-136)
My Pirates vs Athletics best bet is a three-leg parlay featuring the Athletics moneyline and two player props. Make sure to find the best odds by checking our live MLB odds page.
Pirates vs Athletics Odds
| Pirates Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
+1.5 +150 | 10.5 -105o / -115u | +101 |
| Athletics Odds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Spread | Total | Moneyline |
-1.5 -183 | 10.5 -105o / -115u | -120 |
- Pirates vs Athletics moneyline: Pirates +101, Athletics -120
- Pirates vs Athletics over/under: 10.5 (-105o / -115u)
- Pirates vs Athletics spread: Athletics -1.5 (+150 ), Pirates +1.5 (-183)
Pirates vs Athletics Probable Pitchers
| Jared Jones | Stat | J.T. Ginn |
|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | W-L | 4-3 |
| 0.2 | fWAR (FanGraphs) | 0.9 |
| 4.73 / 5.26 | ERA / xERA | 3.15 / 3.83 |
| 4.08 / 4.01 | FIP / xFIP | 4.17 / 4.06 |
| 15.5 | K-BB% | 12.1 |
| 41 | GB% | 48.1 |
| .324 | BABIP | .240 |
| 103 | Stuff+ | 94 |
| 110 | Location+ | 102 |
Pirates vs Athletics MLB Betting Preview
Pirates vs Athletics Pick, Betting Analysis
Jared Jones vs. J.T. Ginn
The Pirates flew from Pittsburgh to Sacramento yesterday to get there for this series. Things aren't great for the Bucs right now, as their pitching has fallen off, key offensive injuries have hurt them and the bullpen has been a huge problem all year long.
They'll turn to Jared Jones in this one. Jones is making his fourth start after coming back from a missed 2025 season due to elbow surgery. They're being careful with him thus far, limiting him to 77, 74, and 75 pitches.
The story with Jones is that he has great stuff with the four-seamer and slider, but he walks some guys and leaves a lot of very hittable pitches out over the plate.
We've already seen that problem with his fastball. It averages 98.8mph of velo and has a high 12.5% SwStr%, but he's given up a huge .458 xwOBA on the pitch already (through 88 pitches thrown). He has just 37% GB% on the pitch with 53% GB%.
My guess with Jones is that he'll end up being a 27-28% K% guy with a 9-10% BB% and about a 1.3 HR/9. So that's what we assume for this matchup with the Athletics, and it makes it a pretty bad spot for the young righty.
The Athletics head back to Sacramento for this one, which is a downgrade from where they've been in Vegas for a week – but it's still a great hitter's environment, and they have some real scary lefty power hitters to take on Jones with.
J.T. Ginn has a 3.15 ERA in the Majors this year, even after giving up five runs in Vegas last week. It's a good matchup for Ginn against a Pirates lineup that doesn't do a whole lot with sinker-heavy righties like Ginn. It seems to me that the way to win games in Sacramento is to be the team that gives up fewer homers. Ginn is the heavy favorite to do that in this matchup.
I think the Athletics win the game. I really like the spot for Nick Kurtz. He does the two things Jones can struggle with — walks and homers. But at the same time, there's a lot of whiff in this Athletics lineup – so I like Jones to get to a handful of strikeouts.
Picks: Athletics ML (-120), Nick Kurtz Over 2.5 H+R+RBI, Jared Jones Over 4.5 Strikeouts (-136)
