Pittsburgh Pirates at Athletics
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Nick Kurtz and Jeff McNeil power the A's to an 11-2 victory over the struggling Pirates
J.T. Ginn pitched six strong innings for the A's, who returned to their regular temporary home in California after going 4-2 on a homestand at their Triple-A affiliate in Las Vegas, where the big league club plans to move into a new stadium in 2028.
McNeil went 3 for 4 and snapped an 0-for-20 slump with an RBI single in the second. Kurtz followed with an opposite-field homer to left for a 3-0 lead and finished 3 for 5.
McNeil hit his third homer to make it 5-1 in the fourth and added an RBI single in the seventh before Kurtz followed with a three-run shot to left. Eight of Kurtz's 18 home runs have come in June.
Lawrence Butler sparked the five-run seventh with an RBI double after Zack Gelof reached on a two-out error by second baseman Brandon Lowe.
Ginn (5-3) allowed just an unearned run and six hits with two walks, throwing 98 pitches.
Kurtz had the first of three straight singles to load the bases in the first before Jared Jones (1-1) came back to strike out the side. Henry Bolte hit a one-out double before McNeil drove him in during a three-run second.
Jones permitted five runs and eight hits over four innings in his fourth start this season.
Tyler Soderstrom singled in front of Jacob Wilson's ground-rule double to begin the fifth against Pirates reliever Carmen Mlodzinski. Gelof upped the majors' longest current hitting streak to 19 games with an RBI single for a 6-1 lead.
Jake Mangum had an RBI single in the fourth for the Pirates, and Endy Rodríguez went 3 for 3 with a solo homer in the eighth.
The Athletics (36-36) moved within a half-game of the first-place Mariners in the AL West.
Pittsburgh (36-37) has lost eight of 10. The Pirates are 9-19 all-time against the A's.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Lowe flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Horwitz doubled to left. |
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9th Inning | Valdez flied out to right. |
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9th Inning | Mangum popped out to shortstop. |
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8th Inning | Cortes struck out swinging. |
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8th Inning | Wilson flied out to right. |
Statistics
 PIT |
 ATH |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 10 | Ground Balls | 16 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 11 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 8 | Hits | 15 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 3 | Walks | 2 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 11 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 35 | At Bats | 39 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 3 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 18 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 3 |
| 19 | Fly Balls | 15 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 151 | Pitches | 160 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 27 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 41 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 6 |
| 3.3 | Runs Created | 9.7 |
| .229 | Batting Average | .385 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .343 | Slugging Percentage | .692 |
| .200 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .289 | On Base Percentage | .415 |
| .632 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | 1.107 |
| 0.5 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.1 |
| 3.1 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 10.5 |
| 21.0 | Batter Rating | 74.0 |
| 35.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 13.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.97 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.90 |
| .114 | Isolated Power | .308 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.25 |
| .079 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .049 |
| -.029 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.051 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 22.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.3 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 75.5 | MLB Rating | 115.3 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Sacramento, California
Attendance: 10,033 | Capacity:
2026 National League Central Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mil.png" class="logo-micro">Milwaukee | 43 | 26 | .623 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/stl.png" class="logo-micro">St. Louis | 39 | 31 | .557 | 4.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/chc.png" class="logo-micro">Chicago | 38 | 35 | .521 | 7 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/pit.png" class="logo-micro">Pittsburgh | 36 | 37 | .493 | 9 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/cin.png" class="logo-micro">Cincinnati | 34 | 37 | .479 | 10 | W1 |
2026 American League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sea.png" class="logo-micro">Seattle | 37 | 36 | .507 | - | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ath.png" class="logo-micro">Athletics | 36 | 36 | .500 | 0.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tex.png" class="logo-micro">Texas | 35 | 37 | .486 | 1.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/hou.png" class="logo-micro">Houston | 33 | 41 | .446 | 4.5 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/laa.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 29 | 44 | .397 | 8 | L2 |