WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Ryan O’Hearn went 3-for-5 with a home run and six RBIs, and the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Athletics 12-4 on Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at Sutter Health Park. O’Hearn doubled in two runs in the first inning, homered with a man on in the fourth and singled in two more in a five-run seventh. Bryan Reynolds added two hits and two RBIs, and Spencer Horwitz had two hits and an RBI. Pittsburgh (38-37) collected 16 hits. Braxton Ashcraft (6-3) pitched six innings, allowing four hits and one earned run while striking out seven. Aaron Civale (5-3) took the loss for Oakland (36-38). The Athletics scored two runs in the sixth on Jacob Wilson’s single and single runs in the seventh and ninth. They managed six hits. Attendance was 9,024, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes.

WEST SACRAMENTO (Interstat) — The Pittsburgh Pirates pounded out 16 hits and rolled to a 12-4 victory over the Athletics on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park, evening the three-game series and improving to 38-37. Braxton Ashcraft earned the win, his sixth against three losses, allowing two runs on three hits over six innings with six strikeouts and two walks. Aaron Civale took the loss, falling to 5-3 after surrendering seven runs on nine hits in three-plus innings. The Pirates struck quickly, scoring three runs in the first inning. Spencer Horwitz led off with a double to right field, and Brandon Lowe walked. Bryan Reynolds hit a ground-rule double to right, scoring Horwitz and sending Lowe to third. Ryan O’Hearn followed with a double to left, driving in both Lowe and Reynolds for a 3-0 lead. Pittsburgh added two more in the second inning. Jared Triolo singled, and after a lineout, Horwitz doubled to put runners at second and third. Lowe singled to center, scoring Triolo, and Reynolds singled sharply to center to bring home Horwitz, making it 5-0. The Pirates extended the lead to 7-0 in the fourth. Lowe walked again, and O’Hearn crushed a two-run homer to left field, his 11th of the season. Two more runs crossed in the sixth on a solo home run by Marcell Ozuna, his sixth. The game’s decisive moment came in the seventh inning when Pittsburgh sent 10 batters to the plate and scored five runs. Ozuna led off with a solo homer to center. Jake Mangum singled, and Jared Triolo and Henry Davis were both hit by pitches, loading the bases. Horwitz walked to force in Mangum, and Lowe hit a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Triolo. After Reynolds struck out, O’Hearn singled to center, driving in Davis and Horwitz. Nick Gonzales singled to put runners at first and second, but Ozuna struck out to end the inning with the Pirates ahead 12-2. The Athletics mounted a brief rally in the bottom of the sixth. Nick Kurtz singled, Shea Langeliers walked, and a fielding error by shortstop Triolo on a grounder by Tyler Soderstrom loaded the bases. Jacob Wilson singled to center, scoring Kurtz and Langeliers. Jonah Heim singled to put runners at first and second, but Ashcraft struck out Zack Gelof and Lawrence Butler to escape further damage. Athletics got a solo homer from Henry Bolte in the seventh and a solo shot from Zack Gelof in the ninth, but the deficit was too large. Horwitz finished with two doubles and a walk, scoring twice and driving in one. O’Hearn doubled, homered, and drove in four runs. Reynolds had two doubles and a single, and Lowe walked three times and drove in two runs. Triolo singled and was hit by a pitch. For the Athletics, Bolte homered and singled, and Wilson and Heim each had two hits. The Athletics managed only six hits total. Attendance was announced as 9,024, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes. The Pirates won the series two games to one after dropping the opener Monday and winning the middle game Tuesday. They travel to Colorado for a three-game set starting Friday. The Athletics host the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Athletics 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 3. Interstat’s ELO system gave the Athletics a 52.40 percent probability to win. Pittsburgh had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5. The total score of 16 went under the over-under line of 10.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — The Pittsburgh Pirates will try to even a three-game series against the Athletics on Wednesday night at Sutter Health Park. Pittsburgh (36-37) enters with a .493 winning percentage, while (36-36) sits at .500. The Athletics, playing their first season at the Sacramento ballpark while their new Las Vegas stadium is under construction, took the series opener 11-2 on Monday. Tuesday’s game was postponed due to inclement weather. Right-hander Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 4.10 ERA) is scheduled to start for the Pirates. The 25-year-old has been steady in his first full major league season, striking out 67 over 74 innings. The Athletics will counter with right-hander Aaron Civale (5-2, 3.55 ERA), who has won his last two decisions. Pittsburgh catcher Endy Rodriguez has been a bright spot in an otherwise struggling lineup. Over his last 10 games, Rodriguez is batting .333 (7-for-21) with two home runs and two RBIs. He went 3-for-3 with a homer and an RBI in Monday’s loss. However, he has been inconsistent, with three hitless games in his previous four contests. Athletics first baseman Nick Kurtz has been red-hot. In Monday’s win, the rookie went 3-for-4 with two home runs and five RBIs. Over his last 10 games, Kurtz is hitting .317 (13-for-41) with six homers and 14 RBIs, including a two-homer, three-RBI effort June 8 against Milwaukee. The Interstat game simulator projects a 5-3 Athletics victory. Despite that, sportsbooks have installed the Pirates as a 1.5-run favorite, with the over/under set at 10. Pittsburgh will travel to Colorado for a three-game series starting Friday. The Athletics host the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday to begin a four-game set.