WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Interstat) — Jeff McNeil drove in four runs on three hits, including a two-run homer, as the Athletics routed the Pittsburgh Pirates 11-2 on Monday night at Sutter Health Park. The Athletics improved to 36-36, while Pittsburgh fell to 36-37.

McNeil singled in Henry Bolte in the second inning, then scored on Nick Kurtz’s two-run homer. After Pittsburgh cut the lead to 3-2 in the fourth, McNeil launched a two-run shot in the bottom half, scoring Lawrence Butler. The Athletics added a run in the fifth on Zack Gelof’s RBI single. In the seventh, Butler doubled in a run, McNeil singled in another and Kurtz blasted a three-run homer, his second of the game.

J.T. Ginn (5-3) earned the win, allowing six hits and no earned runs over six innings with three strikeouts. Jared Jones (1-1) took the loss. The Athletics racked up 15 hits to the Pirates’ eight. Attendance was 10,033, and the game lasted 2 hours, 47 minutes.