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Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Oakland Athletics
The Pittsburgh Pirates will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Wednesday when they take on the Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.
The Pirates will give the ball to starter Quinn Priester in this one. Right hander Priester is 0-1 this season with a 3.48 ERA.
Starting this game for the Athletics will be Ross Stripling. The right hander has a 4.98 ERA to go along with a 0-5 record this season.
Oddsmakers opened the Pirates as -109-moneyline favorites versus the Athletics, while the game's total opened at 7.5.
Oakland was a 5-2 winner in its last match on the road against the Pirates. They won as +120 underdogs, while the total score of 7 made winners of UNDER bettors.
Last time out for Pittsburgh, they were a 5-2 loser as they battled the Athletics on the road. Moneyline bettors who got the Athletics at 120 were rewarded, while the 7 combined runs moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Pittsburgh:
Team record: 14-17 SU
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Oakland:
Team record: 14-17 SU
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Next up:
Pittsburgh home to Colorado Friday, May 3
Oakland home to Miami Friday, May 3