Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, April 28, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Texas (-144)

The Texas Rangers (14-11) welcome the Sacramento Athletics (12-13) at Globe Life Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Sacramento at +120 and Texas is coming in at -144. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be JP Sears and Patrick Corbin.

Sacramento has a slugging rate of .432 and have been called out on strikes 180 times, while drawing a walk on 75 occasions. They have 104 RBI's in addition to 217 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. The Athletics have hit 40 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 35 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 109 runs and have an on-base percentage of .313. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.4 runs per game, which is 14th in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. Athletics pitchers have conceded 31 home runs in addition to 126 runs in total (26th in the league). Sacramento has conceded 222 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 110 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.46 for the year (26th in MLB), and they have rung up 204 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 99 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.50 as a unit so far this year.

Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 27 times in addition to having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 15 holds for the year (18th in the league). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 72.7% and have come into the game in 26 save situations. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of 11 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 44 runners on the season with 25.0% of those players crossed the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 82 relievers to the hill this season.

The Athletics have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,998 innings on the field, which has them sitting 26th in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 666 putouts thus far, in addition to 190 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .974 which has them ranked 29th in MLB, and have 14 double plays.

Sears (25-32 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.23 while he has gone up against 1,897 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 429 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 131 walks. His earned run average is 4.29 (215 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.242. Sears has taken the ball for 451 innings and has earned 372 K's during his pro baseball career.

Texas has accumulated 30 home runs on the campaign to go along with 78 runs batted in. They have put up 33 doubles, while taking a walk 56 times and putting up 80 runs. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .278 and a batting average of .222 on the campaign. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .382 and they are recording 3.20 runs per game (29th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 194 instances (23rd in MLB) and have earned a total of 176 hits.

The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.119 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a unit this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (206 strikeouts against 63 free passes). They come in at 7th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 180. They have given up 21 homers and they yield 3.94 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Texas pitching staff have yielded 95 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.40 (82 earned runs conceded).

Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 13 save chances and they have earned 9 saves. They rank 12th in the league with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have dispatched 78 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 25 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.6% out of their 37 inherited runners. With 37 save situations, the Rangers have compiled 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Texas Rangers have gotten 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Rangers have accrued 219 assists, 12 errors and have a tally of 653 putouts this season. Out of their 1,959 innings played, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.8% (8th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Corbin has surrendered 2,035 base knocks while he has earned 1,739 strikeouts in 1,906 innings pitched. Corbin (105-131 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.51 earned run average while giving up 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 955 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.374 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.98 and he has gone up against 8,209 opposing hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-144)

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