Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, June 17, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (36-36) will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (36-37) at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Pittsburgh at -160 and Sacramento is at +132. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Braxton Ashcraft and Aaron Civale.

As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 6th in MLB. They have earned a total of 361 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .334. The Pirates have accumulated 105 doubles as a team and have hit 86 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 344 runs batted in as well as 634 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .252. Pittsburgh has a slugging rate of .402 and have struck out 676 times, while drawing a walk on 283 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.47 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.31. Pirates pitchers have surrendered 69 home runs and also 356 total runs (23rd in the league). Pittsburgh has surrendered 591 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) in addition to 310 earned runs. The Pirates have an earned run average of 4.26 for the year (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 664 hitters. They have walked 269 hitters and their FIP is 3.87 as a team so far this year.

The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and have come into the game in 66 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves on the year and have blown 15 of 30 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 100 base runners this season with 32.0% of them ended up scoring. Pirates pitchers have come into the game with runners on 72 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Pirates have dispatched 235 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have tallied 35 holds for the season (18th in the league).

The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 1,967 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 590 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which ranks 27th in MLB, and have 52 double plays. The Pirates have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 5,901 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball.

Ashcraft has thrown 153 innings and is sitting with 161 K's so far in his career. Ashcraft (9-7 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.01 while going up against 636 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.05 (52 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. He has conceded 137 hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 43 walks.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .421 and they have an average of 4.60 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have put up 117 two-baggers, while taking a walk 267 times and putting up 331 runs. Sacramento has 95 home runs on the season to go along with 320 runs batted in. They have struck out on 613 occasions (11th in the league) and are sitting with 623 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled a team on-base percentage of .331 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this year.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.434 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a squad on the campaign. They sit at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 648. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 373 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.80 (344 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (590 strikeouts vs 277 free passes). They have allowed 101 home runs and they surrender 5.20 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

Sitting with 91 save situations, the Athletics have 52 holds and also 14 blown saves. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 37 save chances and they have come away with 23 saves. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.3% of 124 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 85 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 251 relievers onto the diamond this season.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 50 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 568 assists, 30 errors and have earned a total of 1,936 putouts on the campaign. In 5,808 innings on the field, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (24th in professional baseball).

Civale (48-46 career record) has earned a 4.15 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 3,318 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up 366 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.229 and having a FIP of 4.1. During his career, Civale has surrendered 755 base knocks while he has earned 704 strikeouts in 793 frames.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

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

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