In 36 games with Triple-A Indianapolis following the trade, Flores batted .281 with an .822 OPS and six home runs. The A's (72-81) are coming off a 5-3 win at the Boston Red Sox on Thursday afternoon in the rubber game of their three-game series. The A's swept the Cincinnati Reds in a three-game series last weekend. Severino has made four starts against the Pirates in his career and is 3-1 with a 3.13 ERA. Kurtz hit a 493-foot home run against the Reds last weekend, the longest home run in the MLB since 2023.