Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Prediction 6-7-23 MLB Picks
The Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Wednesday in MLB action at PNC Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Oakland Athletics Betting Preview
The Oakland Athletics have scored 20 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 games. The Athletics have won 3 of their last 5 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 64 hits and 25 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Ryan Noda have combined for 88 hits and 55 RBI. Hogan Harris gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 6.97 ERA and 10 strikeouts this season. This will be Harris’ first career game against the Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 9 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 8 games. The Pirates have won 4 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 61 hits and 37 RBI, while Ke'Bryan Hayes and Andrew McCutchen have combined for 103 hits and 47 RBI. Roansy Contreras gets the ball, and he is 3-4 with a 4.82 ERA and 42 strikeouts this season. This will be Contreras’ first career game against the Athletics.
Trends
The Athletics are 19-41 in their last 60 during game 3 of a series and 15-37 in their last 52 interleague games. The Pirates are 25-53 in their last 78 Wednesday games and 3-7 in their last 10 during game 3 of a series. The under is 11-5-2 in Athletics last 18 overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Pirates last 6 home games. The Athletics are 1-4 in the last 5 meetings in Pittsburgh and 1-7 in the last 8 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Oakland Athletics have shown signs of life offensively and actually finished a game last night. Yay! I'm still not backing the A's, a team that's still on pace to be one of the worst in the history of baseball. No team has lost bettors more money this season than the A's. Hogan Harris has been a mess through 10.1 innings. I'll keep fading this club. Give me the Pirates and the RL for max betting value.
