Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Saturday, April 26, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+126) Sacramento (-152)

The Sacramento Athletics (11-13) will play the Chicago White Sox (5-19) at Sutter Health Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the White Sox at +126 and the Athletics are coming in at -152. The total is set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jonathan Cannon and Jeffrey Springs.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 3.1 runs per contest, which has them at 29th in MLB. They have 75 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .275. The White Sox have accrued 27 two-baggers as a team and have hit 17 balls out of the park. They have earned 72 RBI's and 155 hits so far this season, and their batting average is .200. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .303 and have struck out 207 times, while taking a walk on 77 occasions.

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The White Sox have compiled a team ERA of 4.35 for the season (22nd in baseball), and the staff has rung up 178 batters. White Sox pitchers have given up 31 home runs in addition to 108 runs in total (17th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 98 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.97 as a unit over the course of the season. Chicago has surrendered 188 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 100 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 1.82 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39.

The White Sox have dispatched 80 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 33 base runners for the year with 30.3% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied no saves on the season and have blown 2 out of their 2 chances to get a save. The White Sox relief pitchers have yet to earn a save and have entered the game in 10 save situations. The bullpen have 8 holds so far this year (26th in the league). White Sox pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 22 times in addition to having 20 appearances in high leverage situations.

The White Sox have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,860 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball. The Chicago Cubs have earned a total of 620 putouts thus far, as well as 198 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .978 which is 27th in professional baseball, and they have turned 21 double plays.

Cannon (5-13 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.49 while facing 633 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 148 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 55 walks. His earned run average is 4.55 (75 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.370. Cannon has pitched in 148 innings and has tallied 113 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a team batting average of .252 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 170 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned a total of 207 base knocks. Sacramento has hit 35 home runs this year as well as 101 RBIs. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .435 and they score 4.38 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have hit 37 doubles, while taking a walk 73 times as well as scoring 105 runs.

The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 123 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.52 (107 earned runs given up). They have conceded 28 homers and they concede 5.20 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.460 in addition to having a FIP of 4.38 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (198 strikeouts against 96 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 215.

Sacramento has had relievers step onto the mound in 11 save chances and they have converted 8 saves. They sit at 9th in MLB with a save rate of 72.7%, and they have dispatched 79 relievers to the mound for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 17 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.2% out of their 42 inherited base runners. Sitting with 26 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 15 holds in addition to 3 blown saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 14 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .974 (29th in baseball). The Athletics have 179 assists, 22 errors and have earned a total of 639 putouts on the season. In their 1,917 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.4% (26th in MLB).

Springs (26-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.54 ERA while conceding 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and he has faced 1,424 opposing batters in his MLB career. He has allowed 132 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.276 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. Thus far in his career, Springs has surrendered 310 base hits while he has earned 382 punch outs in 335 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chicago (+126)

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