MLB

Pittsburgh Pirates at Athletics

· Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh Pirates
38-37, 18-18 Away
Final
12 - 4
Athletics
36-38, 16-21 Home

Ryan O'Hearn knocks in career-high 6 runs as Pirates roll to 12-4 victory over Athletics

Zack Gelof crushes a home run

Marcell Ozuna also went deep for the Pirates, who racked up 16 hits. They scored at least 10 runs for the seventh time this season, matching their 2025 total.

Braxton Ashcraft (6-3) struck out seven in six innings. He allowed two runs, one earned, and four hits.

Pittsburgh's first four batters reached safely, and a two-run double by O’Hearn made it 3-0. He added a two-run homer to left field in the fourth to stretch the margin to 7-0.

Jacob Wilson's two-run single trimmed it to 7-2 in the sixth before the Pirates tacked on five more in the seventh. Ozuna launched a 448-foot solo shot to center field, Spencer Horwitz drew a bases-loaded walk, Brandon Lowe hit a sacrifice fly and O'Hearn had a two-run single.

Henry Bolte homered for the A's in the seventh. Zack Gelof went deep in the ninth to extend the longest active hitting streak in the majors to 21 games.

Aaron Civale (5-3) gave up six runs and nine hits in three-plus innings.

Up next The Pirates begin a three-game series Friday in Colorado, where RHP Bubba Chandler (2-7, 4.76 ERA) starts against Rockies LHP Kyle Freeland (1-7, 7.98).

The A's host the Los Angeles Angels for a four-game series beginning Thursday. LHP Gage Jump (2-1, 3.09) gets the ball for the home team.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Williams struck out swinging.
9th Inning Bolte flied out to center.
9th Inning Butler struck out swinging.
9th Inning Gelof homered to left (363 feet).
9th Inning Mattson relieved Santana
9th Inning Valdez in right field.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
2 Hit By Pitch 0
7 Ground Balls 10
10 Strikeouts 12
12 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
16 Hits 6
0 Stolen Bases 0
4 Walks 3
0 Catcher Interference 0
12 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
42 At Bats 33
2 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
25 Runners Left On Base 11
0 Triples 0
1 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
5 Doubles 0
26 Fly Balls 11
0 Caught Stealing 0
176 Pitches 133
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 1
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
0 Is Qualified In Steals 0
27 Total Bases 12
49 Plate Appearances 36
324.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
7 Extra Base Hits 2
11.5 Runs Created 3.1
.381 Batting Average .182
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.643 Slugging Percentage .364
.357 Secondary Average .273
.449 On Base Percentage .250
1.092 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .614
0.3 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
11.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 3.1
80.0 Batter Rating 28.0
21.0 At Bats Per Home Run 16.5
0.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.00
3.59 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.69
.262 Isolated Power .182
0.40 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.25
.082 Walks Per Plate Appearance .083
-.024 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .091
24.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.7 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.5 Balls In Play Average 0.2
118.8 MLB Rating 76.0
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Venue: Sutter Health Park

Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 9,024 | Capacity:

2026 National League Central Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Milwaukee - 59 W5 0.63580245 103
Chicago 14 73 W1 0.5493827 89
Pittsburgh 21 80 W1 0.50617284 82
St. Louis 26 85 L4 0.47530866 77
Cincinnati 28 87 L1 0.46296296 75

2026 American League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Houston - 81 W2 0.5 81
Texas 1 82 L1 0.49382716 80
Seattle 5 86 W2 0.4691358 76
Athletics 17 98 L2 0.39506173 64
Los Angeles 19 100 L2 0.38271606 62
Full Standings