Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/15/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, June 15, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Sacramento Athletics (35-35) will try to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates (36-35) at Sutter Health Park on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Pittsburgh at -160 while Sacramento opens at +132. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jared Jones and J.T. Ginn.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .403 and have been called out on strikes 658 times, while being walked on 277 occasions. They have earned 340 RBI's and 618 base knocks this season, and their team batting average comes in at .253. The Pirates have recorded 103 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 84 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 357 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .335. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 5.0 runs per game, which is 6th in the league.

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The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.23 on the campaign (19th in MLB), and they have struck out 644 batters. Pirates pitchers have conceded 64 home runs in addition to 341 runs in total (21st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 264 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a unit so far this year. Pittsburgh has conceded 567 base hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 300 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.44 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.30.

The Pirates have dispatched 230 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 97 runners on the season with 33.0% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relievers are sitting with 35 holds for the year (18th in MLB). Pirates relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 71 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 15 saves for the season and have missed out on 15 of their 30 chances to save the game. The Pirates relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 66 save situations.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,916 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 572 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which is 26th in baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays. The Pirates have turned 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,748 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

Jones has taken the hill for 134 innings and has earned 146 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.22 (63 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.221. He has allowed 120 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 44 free passes. Jones (7-8 career record) has a FIP of 4.16 while he has gone up against 562 batters in the major leagues.

Sacramento has tallied 90 HRs for the year as well as 300 RBIs. They have hit 110 doubles, while getting a free base 263 times and scoring 311 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for an OBP of .328 and a batting average of .248 so far this season. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they score 4.44 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 601 occasions (11th in baseball) and have accounted for 593 base hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.411 in addition to having a FIP of 4.65 as a squad this season. They come in at 25th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 616. The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 348 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.62 (322 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (577 strikeouts against 269 walks). They have conceded 94 HR's and they relinquish 4.99 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 123 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations in addition to 82 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 91 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 52 holds and also 14 blown saves. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 245 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

In 5,646 innings played, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (22nd in pro baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 48 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 555 assists, 28 errors and have accounted for 1,882 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Ginn has allowed 180 hits while earning 193 strikeouts in 195 innings. He has given up a total of 92 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.281 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 and he has faced 824 batters during his MLB career. Ginn (9-11 career mark) has a 4.24 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-160)

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