The Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Friday in MLB action at PNC Park. Here’s a Pirates vs Athletics Prediction. This article will include a Pirates vs Athletics Pick.
Athletics Betting Preview
The Athletics are 72-81 on the year and play the Astros and Royals next. The Athletics are batting .255 on the season, have a .321 OBP, and a .435 slugging percentage. The Athletics pitching staff has a 4.72 ERA and a 1.36 WHIP. Brent Rooker leads the Athletics with 160 hits and 87 RBI, while Tyler Soderstrom and Jacob Wilson have combined for 295 hits and 149 RBI.
Luis Severino gets the ball for the Athletics, and he is 6-11 with a 4.82 ERA and 116 strikeouts this season. Severino is 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview
The Pittsburgh Pirates are 65-88 on the year and play the Reds and Braves next. The Pittsburgh Pirates are batting .230 on the season, have a .304 OBP, and a .347 slugging percentage. The Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff has a 3.87 ERA and a 1.23 WHIP. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pittsburgh Pirates with 134 hits and 71 RBI while Andrew McCutchen and Nick Gonzales have combined for 202 hits and 82 RBI.
Mitch Keller gets the ball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and he is 6-14 with a 4.13 ERA and 140 strikeouts this season. Keller is 0-2 with a 6.97 ERA and 8 strikeouts in his career against the Athletics.
Athletics @ Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Trends: September 19, 2025
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Mitch Keller Record this season: 6-14 ERA: 4.13
- Home Record: 3-9
- Last 5 against Athletics: 0-2
Why the Pittsburgh Pirates will win
- The Athletics have lost each of their last four games as road favorites against NL Central opponents.
- The Pirates have won six of their last seven games as home underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Pirates have covered the run line in each of their last nine games as home underdogs against AL West opponents following a loss.
- The Athletics have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight road games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Pirates have led after 5 innings in five of their last six home games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have trailed after 3 innings in three of their last four games.
- Probable Starting Pitcher: Luis Severino Record this season: 6-11 ERA: 4.82
- Road Record: 5-2
- Last 5 against Pirates: 3-1
Why the Athletics will win
- The Pirates have lost each of their last 10 night games against American League opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have won each of their last five games against the Pirates.
- The Athletics have covered the run line in each of their last seven games.
- The Pirates have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six home games.
- The Pirates have lost the first inning in three of their last four home games.
- The Athletics have led after 3 innings in seven of their last eight night games against opponents that held a losing record.
- The Athletics have led after 5 innings in each of their last four games against the Pirates.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Athletics’ last six games as favorites have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Each of the Pirates’ last four games against American League opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Athletics’ last six games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the last six night games between the Athletics and Pirates.
Pittsburgh Pirates Player Prop Facts
- Mitch Keller has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against AL West opponents.
- Bryan Reynolds has recorded a Double in each of the Pirates’ last four games as home underdogs against AL opponents.
- Oneil Cruz has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 11 appearances with the Pirates as underdogs against AL opponents.
- Tommy Pham has hit a home run in three of his last four appearances against the Athletics after not playing the previous day.
- Oneil Cruz ranks 4th in the league in Steals (38) this season.
Athletics Player Prop Facts
- Luis Severino has recorded five or more strikeouts in nine of his last 10 appearances with his team as a favorite.
- Luis Severino has recorded a win in each of his three previous appearances with his team as a favorite against the Pirates.
- Nick Kurtz has hit a home run in three of the Athletics’ last four games against NL opponents.
- Zack Gelof has recorded a Double in three of his last four road appearances against NL opponents.
- Shea Langeliers has recorded at least one hit in each of the Athletics’ last eight games as favorites against NL opponents.
- Jacob Wilson ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Batting Average (.320) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Pirates rank 30th in the league for runs scored this season (545).
- The Pirates rank 30th in the league for home runs this season (108).
- The Athletics rank T2nd in the league for doubles this season (279).
- The Athletics rank 29th in the league for home runs allowed this season (213).
Pirates vs Athletics Prediction
The Athletics continue to play hard and finish the season strong, which isn’t something you usually see from teams that aren’t in the playoff race. Severino also has a 3.11 ERA and .214 allowed batting average in 75.1 road innings. The Pirates look like a team ready for the offseason, as they’ve won one game since September 5. Keller has been dealing lately, allowing 4 earned runs in his last 16.2 innings, but it doesn’t matter given the Pirates effort overall. I’ll side with the A’s on the road.