O'Hearn homers twice as Pirates rout Athletics 12-4

Ryan O'Hearn delivered a career-high six RBIs with a home run, double, and single to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a dominant 12-4 victory over the Oakland Athletics on Wednesday night in West Sacramento, California. The Pirates' offensive explosion marked their seventh game this season scoring at least 10 runs, matching their entire 2025 total output. Pittsburgh accumulated 16 hits in the commanding performance. O'Hearn's impact was immediate as Pittsburgh's first four batters reached safely. His two-run double gave the Pirates an early 3-0 lead, and he extended the advantage to 7-0 with a two-run homer to left field in the fourth inning. He added another two-run single in the seventh as the Pirates piled on five additional runs in that frame. Marcell Ozuna also contributed significantly, launching a 448-foot solo shot to center field in the seventh inning.

Pitcher Braxton Ashcraft (6-3) was solid on the mound for Pittsburgh, striking out seven batters while allowing two runs—one earned—and four hits over six innings. The Athletics mounted a brief challenge in the sixth inning when Jacob Wilson hit a two-run single to trim the lead to 7-2, but the Pirates' seventh-inning outburst put the game out of reach. Spencer Horwitz drew a bases-loaded walk and Brandon Lowe contributed a sacrifice fly during the frame. For Oakland, Aaron Civale (5-3) allowed six runs and nine hits in three-plus innings. Henry Bolte homered for the A's in the seventh, and Zack Gelof went deep in the ninth to extend his hitting streak to 21 consecutive games, the longest active streak in Major League Baseball.