Athletics Host Pirates With 10.5 Total as JT Ginn Faces Jared Jones in Sacramento
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Athletics Host Pirates With 10.5 Total as JT Ginn Faces Jared Jones in Sacramento
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 15
Summary
J.T. Ginn brings a 3.15 ERA and 1.15 WHIP into Sacramento, giving the Athletics the steadier starter against Pittsburgh's Jared Jones, who has a 4.73 ERA and 1.43 WHIP.
Four Athletics relievers worked Sunday, so Sacramento needs length from Ginn; in 15 starts this season, he has allowed three or more earned runs only three times.
Pittsburgh enters at .500 with a .252 team average, but its pitching remains the bigger concern if the Pirates want to push toward the postseason.
Las Vegas inflated recent Athletics scores — Colorado hung 23 runs on them Sunday after Milwaukee won a 15-14 game that featured 29 total runs — but this matchup shifts back to Sacramento.
That venue change helps explain why the game is framed as a lower-scoring test despite a lofty 10.5 total, with both lineups having seen little of the opposing starter.