The Oakland Athletics will close out their interleague road trip against the Pittsburgh Pirates from Major League Baseball on Wednesday night baseball.
First pitch from Pittsburgh is set for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by ESPN TV.
The MLB betting odds from this interleague contest have the home side Pittsburgh Pirates favored by -132 odds with the return on the road underdog Oakland Athletics at +122 odds. The run total is lined at seven runs.
Oakland will go with left hander Tom Milone in the series finale. Milone in eighteen starts is 8-7 with an ERA of 4.11 and WHIP of 1.22. He has allowed three earned runs or less in five of seven starts. The Oakland hurler last took the mound on Friday and allowed three earned runs and six hits in 8 1/3rd innings pitched in a road win at Kansas City. Oakland has won three straight after a 2-1 road win at Pittsburgh on Tuesday as a -104 betting odds underdog. The game finished under 7 ½ runs.
Taking the mound for Pittsburgh on Wednesday will be left hander Francisco Liriano to battle the Oakland hitters. The Pirates left hander is 8-3 in eleven starts with an ERA of 2.20 and WHIP of 1.23. He has given up two earned runs or less in six of seven starts. The Pirates hurler last worked on Friday and allowed two earned runs and four hits in nine innings pitched in a road win at the Chicago Cubs. With the loss on Tuesday the Pirates have lost four straight games.
