Pittsburgh Pirates vs Oakland Athletics Prediction: Pirates to take advantage of weak Athletics

Tuesday's Major League Baseball action at PNC Park features a matchup between the Oakland Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Athletics have recently completed a series against the Marlins. After losing the first two games of that set, Oakland Athletics lost the last game on Sunday by a score of two runs. As for the Pirates, they competed against the Cardinals over the past weekend and emerged victorious in both of their games.

On Friday, the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the St. Louis Cardinals 7-5, and in game two, they won 4-3. The Pirates scored twice in the first inning of the game that they played on Sunday and were able to hold on for a 2-1 victory. Rich Hill was the starting pitcher and went 6.2 innings, allowing one earned run, four hits, and three walks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a record of 19-40 in their previous 59 Tuesday games and a record of 4-1 in their last five games that are the first game of a series. In their previous five games against the AL West, Pittsburgh had a record of 1-4.

The Miami Marlins defeated the Oakland Athletics on Friday (4-0) and Saturday (12-1), respectively, in the first game of the series. In their 7-5 loss to the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, the Oakland Athletics were unable to score beyond the third inning. Paul Blackburn, the starter, was able to complete five innings, accumulating five earned runs, seven hits, and two walks. The Oakland Athletics have a record of 16-35 in their past 51 games played against teams from other leagues, and they have a record of 3-9 in their last 12 games played on Tuesday. In the first game of their last 67 series, Oakland had a record of 15-52.

I have complete faith in the Pittsburgh Pirates to win this contest. Due to the fact that the Oakland Athletics have been struggling as of late, as well as the fact that the home team has turned in a number of impressive performances in recent games, the Pittsburgh Pirates should have little trouble achieving their goal if they are able to perform at their highest level while Oviedo is on the mound.