Pirates aim to ride strong pitching into opener vs. A's
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Two teams that took much different modes of transportation to the same site meet up in Oakland, Calif., on Monday night when the Athletics entertain the Pittsburgh Pirates in the opener of a three-game series.
The infrequent interleague rivals met in Pittsburgh last June, with Oakland reboundingfrom a 5-4 series-opening loss to take two of three. The wins came as the resu