Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates Picks and Prediction for Friday September 19 2025
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Scenic PNC Park will play host to a Friday night MLB interleague battle between the Athletics and the Pittsburgh Pirates. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Athletics (72-81) have split their 78 road games and have been eliminated from postseason contention. On Thursday, leadoff hitter Lawrence Butler went 2-for-5 and scored a pair of runs to spark the Athletics to a 5-3 road victory against Boston.
Thirty-one year old righty Luis Severino (6-11 4.82 ERA) has not delivered in his first season with the Athletics. In his last start, Severino (5 IP) gave up six hits and five runs during an 11-5 home victory versus Cincinnati.
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The Pittsburgh Pirates have dropped nine of their previous ten games and are trapped in the NL Central Division cellar. On Wednesday, Pittsburgh batters went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position and left 11 men on base during an 8-4 home loss versus Chicago. C Joey Bart crushed a three-run blast in a losing effort for the Pirates (65-88), who fell to 42-36 at home.
The Pirates will counter with twenty-nine year old righty Mitch Keller (6-14 4.13 ERA) in the series opener. Through 167 plus innings, Keller has struck out 140 batters and owns a respectable 1.25 WHIP.
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Athletics vs Pirates Pick
Athletics OF Denzel Clarke (hip) experienced a setback when running the bases and his status to return is unclear. Through 153 games, the Athletics rank 6th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Pittsburgh ranks 30th in OPS and 30th in runs scored. Take the Pirates to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Pittsburgh Pirates win 5-3.
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