Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Pittsburgh Pirates (36-36) are en route to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (35-36). The odds on this game have the Pirates at -160 while the Athletics open at +132. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mitch Keller and Jack Perkins.

Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .402 and have been called out on strikes 670 times, while taking a walk on 280 occasions. They have compiled 342 RBI's as well as 626 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .252. The Pirates have hit 104 doubles as a squad and have knocked 85 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 359 runs scored and have an OBP of .335. As a team, the Pittsburgh Pirates are earning 5.0 runs per game, which ranks them 6th in baseball.

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The Pirates have a team earned run average of 4.22 this year (18th in baseball), and they have struck out 656 batters. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 66 home runs and 345 runs in total (21st in the league). They have walked 267 batters and their FIP sits at 3.84 as a team on the season. Pittsburgh has allowed 576 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 304 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.46 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30.

The Pirates relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 66 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves this season and have blown 15 of their 30 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 runners on the year and 32.0% of them crossing the plate. Pirates bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 72 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 233 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have notched 35 holds so far this season (18th in the league).

The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,916 putouts so far this season, in addition to 572 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which puts them in 26th in baseball, and have earned 52 double plays. The Pirates have converted 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 5,748 innings, which has them ranked 24th in baseball.

Keller has taken the hill for 955 innings and is sitting with 895 K's in his MLB career. Keller (47-69 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.49 and he has gone up against 4,147 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.56 (484 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.376. He has allowed 988 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 326 walks.

Sacramento is sitting with 92 home runs on the season to go along with 309 RBIs. They have recorded 114 doubles, while taking a walk 265 times as well as scoring 320 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .330 in addition to a batting average of .250 over the course of the season. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .417 and they are recording 4.51 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 605 occasions (12th in MLB) and have 608 base hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.437 in addition to having a FIP of 4.75 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.30 (584 strikeouts vs 274 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 640. They have given up 100 long balls and they concede 5.25 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 371 runs on the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.85 (343 earned runs relinquished).

With 91 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 52 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 37 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 124 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with base runners. They sit at 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 249 relievers onto the field this season.

In 5,646 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (22nd in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 48 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (5th in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 555 assists, 28 errors and have a tally of 1,882 putouts this season.

Perkins (5-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 5.22 ERA and has given up 7.8 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.67 and he has faced 325 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 43 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. During his MLB career, Perkins has given up 64 base hits while totaling 80 strikeouts in 74 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (-160)

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