The Oakland Athletics and Pittsburgh Pirates meet Tuesday 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 10 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 10 of their last 13 games. The Athletics have lost 14 of their last 15 games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Esteury Ruiz leads the Athletics with 64 hits and 25 RBI, while Brent Rooker and Shea Langeliers have combined for 86 hits and 57 RBI. James Kaprielian gets the ball, and he is 0-6 with a 8.12 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. This will be Kaprielian’s first career game against the Pirates.

Pittsburgh Pirates Betting Preview

The Pittsburgh Pirates have scored 11 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 5 of their last 7 games. The Pirates have won 9 of their last 10 games when scoring 4 or more runs. Bryan Reynolds leads the Pirates with 60 hits and 37 RBI, while Ke’Bryan Hayes and Andrew McCutchen have combined for 102 hits and 47 RBI. Mitch Keller gets the ball, and he is 7-1 with a 3.25 ERA and 93 strikeouts this season. This will be Keller’s first career game against the Athletics.

Trends

The Athletics are 2-6 in their last 8 Tuesday games and 9-23 in their last 32 during game 2 of a series. The Pirates are 16-36 in their last 52 during game 2 of a series and 1-5 in their last 6 Tuesday games. The under is 11-5-1 in Athletics last 17 overall. The under is 4-1 in Pirates last 5 home games. The Athletics are 1-6 in the last 7 meetings.

Randy’s Pick

As Ive said time and time again this season, backing the Oakland Athletics just isn’t an option for me, as they have no offense to speak of, their pitchers are horrible, and they’re losing at a record clip. The A’s are on pace to be one of the worst teams in baseball history. The Pittsburgh Pirates should look at this series as a chance to chip away in the standings. Give me the Pirates and the RL for max betting value.