Overview
- Oakland beat Pittsburgh 4-3, and Jacob Wilson went 0-for-4 in his first game at PNC Park.
- Nick Kurtz, viewed as an American League Rookie of the Year frontrunner, homered in the win.
- Wilson started this season’s All-Star Game for the American League and is hitting .317/.360/.451.
- Jack Wilson, a former Pirates All-Star and Silver Slugger, spent nearly a decade with Pittsburgh.
- The A’s are out of playoff contention this year but are leaning on a promising core led by Wilson and Kurtz.