Sacramento Athletics vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 5, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (1-4) will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (2-5) at Coors Field on Saturday. The line on this matchup has the Athletics at -152 while the Rockies are coming in at +126. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are JP Sears and German Marquez.

The Athletics have hit 6 two-baggers as a team and have hit 11 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging % of .386 and have struck out 50 times, while being walked on 20 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 3.3 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in MLB. They have accrued 23 runs batted in in addition to 51 base knocks for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .219. They have earned 23 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .283.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.59. Athletics pitchers have allowed 11 home runs and 43 total runs (28th in the league). Sacramento has surrendered 61 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 37 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.46 over the course of the season (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 65 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 36 hitters and their FIP is 5.06 as a team on the year.

The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 33.3% and stepped onto the hill in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 13 runners on the campaign with 38.5% of those runners crossed home plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 9 times in addition to having 6 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 24 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The bullpen are sitting with 3 holds for the year (21st in the league). They have compiled 1 save for the year and have blown 2 of their 3 save chances.

The Athletics have converted 67.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 549 innings on the field, which has them ranked 27th in baseball. The New York Yankees have 183 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 44 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .974 which has them ranked 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 3 double plays.

Sears has pitched in 429 innings and has tallied 356 K's in his career. Sears (22-31 career record) holds a FIP of 4.28 while he has faced 1,806 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.34 (207 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.244. He has allowed 409 base hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 125 walks.

The Rockies hold a slugging % of .288 and they are scoring 2.00 runs per contest (29th in MLB). They have recorded 6 doubles, while walking 9 times and recording 10 runs. Colorado has a total of 3 home runs on the year as well as 10 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 58 occasions (12th in the league) and have totaled 32 base hits. The Colorado Rockies have compiled an on-base percentage of .250 in addition to a batting average of .196 on the campaign.

The Rockies have a WHIP of 1.537 and have a FIP of 4.00 as a squad on the year. They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 51. The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 21 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.61 (21 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 6.10 (28 strikeouts against 12 free passes). They have relinquished 5 home runs and they concede 4.61 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league).

Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.3% out of 17 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 11 times in high leverage situations and on 8 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 7 save situations, the Rockies have earned 4 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They sit at 22nd in MLB holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 16 relievers to the mound so far this year. Colorado has had relievers enter the contest in 3 save chances and they have earned 1 save.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 4 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Rockies have racked up 47 assists, 3 errors and have amassed 123 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 369 innings on the field, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 64.5% (29th in the majors).

During his career, Marquez has conceded 1,011 base knocks and he has 990 strikeouts in 1,026 frames. He has conceded a total of 501 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.284 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.24 and he has gone up against 4,338 batters in his pro baseball career. Marquez (65-56 mark in his career) has earned a 4.39 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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