Reynolds leads Pirates against the Athletics after 4-hit outing

Pittsburgh Pirates (37-37, fourth in the NL Central) vs. Athletics (36-37, second in the AL West)

West Sacramento, California; Wednesday, 9:40 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Pirates: Braxton Ashcraft (5-3, 3.30 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 90 strikeouts); Athletics: Aaron Civale (0-0)

LINE: Pirates -122, Athletics +101; over/under is 10 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Pittsburgh Pirates play the Athletics after Bryan Reynolds had four hits against the Athletics on Tuesday.

The Athletics are 36-37 overall and 16-20 in home games. The Athletics have the second-ranked team batting average in the AL at .252.

Pittsburgh is 17-18 on the road and 37-37 overall. Pirates hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks fifth in the NL.

The matchup Wednesday is the third time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Nick Kurtz has 13 doubles, a triple and 18 home runs for the Athletics. Zack Gelof is 15 for 40 with four doubles and four home runs over the past 10 games.

Reynolds has 10 home runs, 49 walks and 45 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Pirates. Jake Mangum is 12 for 35 with two doubles and three RBIs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Athletics: 6-4, .294 batting average, 6.95 ERA, outscored by six runs

Pirates: 3-7, .243 batting average, 5.79 ERA, outscored by 28 runs

INJURIES: Athletics: Luis Severino: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Brooks Kriske: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Brent Rooker: 10-Day IL (knee), Aaron Civale: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Denzel Clarke: 60-Day IL (foot), Gunnar Hoglund: 60-Day IL (knee)

Pirates: Wilber Dotel: 15-Day IL (lat), Konnor Griffin: 10-Day IL (flexor tendon), Oneil Cruz: 10-Day IL (hand), Chris Devenski: 60-Day IL (illness), Joey Bart: 10-Day IL (foot infection)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.