The Pittsburgh Pirates (65-88) host the Athletics (72-81) on Saturday at PNC Park, beginning at 6:40 p.m. ET. The Pirates are favored on the moneyline (-110), while the Athletics are -108 underdogs, despite being favored against the spread (1.5) with +155 odds. Pittsburgh has Bubba Chandler set to start, and Sacramento will counter with Luis Morales.

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Pirates vs. Athletics betting lines

• Favorite: Pirates (-110)
• Underdog: Athletics (-108)
• Over/under: 8.5

Pirates betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Pirates betting info

• The Pirates have a 21-23 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 47.7% of those games).
• The Pirates have gone 21-25 in games they have played as a moneyline favorite with odds of -110 or shorter (45.7%).
• The Pirates have an implied moneyline win probability of 52.4% in this contest.
• The Pirates have combined with their opponents to go over the total 62 times this season for a 62-85-5 record against the over/under.
• The Pirates have an 80-72-0 record ATS this season.

Pirates hitting info

• Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 71 runs batted in while racking up a team-high batting average of .241.
• Reynolds’ home runs rank 132nd in MLB and he ranks 72nd in RBI in MLB.
• Andrew McCutchen is hitting .239 with 22 doubles, 13 home runs and 64 walks.
• McCutchen ranks 155th in home runs and 130th in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Oneil Cruz has a team-high 19 home runs.
• Spencer Horwitz has 22 doubles, nine home runs and 38 walks while batting .260.
• Horwitz takes a three-game hitting streak into this matchup. In his last five games he is hitting .357 with a double, a home run, four walks and two RBIs.

Pirates pitching rankings

• The Pirates pitching staff ranks 21st in the majors with a collective 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings.
• The Pirates have the 12th-ranked team ERA across all MLB pitching staffs (3.88).
• Pitchers for the Pirates combine for the No. 7-ranked WHIP in baseball (1.235).
• Pirates pitchers combine to allow the third-fewest home runs in baseball (145 total, 0.9 per game).
• They lost to the Cubs 8-4 in their last game with six strikeouts while allowing 10 hits.

Athletics betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Athletics betting info

• The Athletics have entered the game as underdogs 116 times this season and won 55, or 47.4%, of those games.
• This season, the Athletics have won 51 of their 111 games, or 45.9%, when they’re the underdog by at least -108 on the moneyline.
• The Athletics have a 51.9% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• Games involving the Athletics have gone over the total set by oddsmakers in 73 of 153 chances this season.
• The Athletics are 82-71-0 ATS in their 153 games with a spread this season.

Athletics hitting info

• Brent Rooker is batting .267 with 30 home runs and 87 RBI for Sacramento this season.
• In all of MLB, Rooker ranks 16th in homers and 27th in RBI.
• Tyler Soderstrom is a key run producer for Sacramento with a .278 average, 24 homers and 90 RBI.
• Soderstrom ranks 48th among hitters in the big leagues in homers, and 24th in RBI.
• Soderstrom enters this matchup on a five-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a walk and four RBIs.
• Nick Kurtz is slugging .616 this season, with a team-high 32 home runs. He’s also collected 80 RBI.
• Kurtz heads into this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .200 with a double, two home runs, two walks and six RBIs.
• Jacob Wilson leads Sacramento with a batting average of .320. He’s also hit 13 home runs with 59 RBI.
• Wilson has hit safely in five straight games. In his last five games he is batting .400 with two doubles, a home run, a walk and three RBIs.

Athletics pitching rankings

• The Athletics average the 20th-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
• Athletics pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.72 ERA this year, which ranks 27th in MLB.
• The Athletics have a combined WHIP of 1.362 as a pitching staff, which ranks 25th in MLB.
• The Athletics have allowed the second-most home runs this season with 213, or 1.4 per game.
• The Athletics earned a 5-3 win in their most recent game, striking out seven Red Sox batters while allowing seven hits.