Sacramento Athletics vs Chicago White Sox Prediction, 4/15/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Chicago White Sox

Date: Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Location: Rate Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Chicago Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-128) Chicago (+106)

The Chicago White Sox (4-11) will try to beat the Sacramento Athletics (6-10) at Rate Field on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at -128 while the White Sox are at +106. The over/under is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and Sean Burke.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in MLB. They have tallied 65 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .309. The Athletics have hit 23 doubles as a unit and have hit 20 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 61 runs batted in as well as 130 hits for the year, and their average at the plate is at .242. Sacramento is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while being walked on 52 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.54. Athletics pitchers have yielded 20 home runs and 89 total runs (30th in MLB). Sacramento has given up 152 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and also 78 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.91 this year (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 147 batters. They have walked 68 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.38 as a team for the season.

The Athletics bullpen have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has come into the game in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 27 base runners over the course of the season and 25.9% of those players crossed home plate. Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 19 times in addition to having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 54 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen have earned 8 holds on the season (21st in the league). They have earned 4 saves on the year and have not converted 3 of their 7 chances to get a save.

The New York Yankees have a total of 429 putouts this year, as well as 117 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .975 which has them sitting 28th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Athletics have turned 65.3% of balls in play into outs out of 1,287 innings, which has them sitting at 30th in professional baseball.

Springs has taken the mound for 328 innings and has accounted for 375 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.43 (125 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.258. He has conceded 302 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 111 free passes. Springs (25-13 career record) holds a FIP of 3.38 while he has faced 1,388 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The White Sox have a team SLG% of .300 and they have an average of 3.33 runs per outing (25th in the league). They have notched 17 doubles, while getting a free base 47 times as well as putting up 50 runs. Chicago has knocked in 10 home runs this season to go along with 48 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 131 occasions (15th in the league) and are sitting with 95 base hits. The Chicago White Sox have earned an on-base percentage of .272 and a team batting average of .201 so far this year.

The White Sox hold a team WHIP of 1.278 and have a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (121 strikeouts vs 60 free passes). They sit at 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 105. They have relinquished 14 long balls and they allow 3.69 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Chicago pitching staff have conceded 53 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.56 (51 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 9 save situations, the White Sox have accumulated 7 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Chicago has had relief pitchers enter the game in 2 save opportunities and they have come away with 0 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 12 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on base. Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 39.1% out of 23 inherited runners. They are ranked 29th in baseball with a save percentage of 0.0%, and they have sent 49 relievers to the mound on the year.

In their 1,164 innings on the field, the White Sox have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.2% (10th in MLB). The Chicago White Sox have turned 13 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in baseball). The White Sox have accrued 127 assists, 8 errors and have a total of 388 putouts for the year.

Burke (3-2 record in his career) holds a 3.36 earned run average and has surrendered 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and he has faced 135 hitters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 12 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.121 and a FIP of 3.3. During his MLB career, Burke has allowed 25 base hits and he has 30 K's in 32 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chicago (+106)

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