San Diego Padres vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-122) Sacramento (+102)

The Sacramento Athletics (4-7) welcome the San Diego Padres (9-2) at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this matchup has San Diego at -122 and Sacramento is at +102. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Randy Vasquez and Osvaldo Bido.

As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.6 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in the league. They have notched a total of 51 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .351. The Padres have accounted for 20 doubles as a team and have hit 10 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 47 RBI's as well as 101 base knocks for the year, while their average at the plate sits at .282. San Diego is slugging .422 and have been rung up 68 times, while being walked on 37 occasions.

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The Padres hold a team earned run average of 2.88 on the year (4th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 96 hitters. Padres pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and also 32 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 46 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.97 as a team on the year. San Diego has conceded 66 base hits (6.1 per 9 innings) as well as 31 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.15.

The Padres have sent 41 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 18 base runners over the course of the season and 27.8% of them earned a run for their team. They have accumulated 6 saves so far this year and have missed out on none of their 6 chances to get a save. The Padres relief pitchers have a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 15 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 9 holds for the season (8th in MLB). Padres relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 11 times and also have had 16 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 75.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 873 innings, ranking them 3rd in baseball. The San Diego Padres have a total of 291 putouts this year, as well as 83 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 16th in baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Vasquez has taken the mound for 145 innings and is sitting with 100 punch outs during his career. Vasquez (6-10 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.08 and he has gone up against 641 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.15 (67 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.451. He has surrendered 155 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 56 free passes.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .416 and they average 4.09 runs per contest (14th in baseball). They have 12 two-baggers, while walking 35 times as well as earning 45 runs. Sacramento has tallied 18 home runs this year and 43 runs batted in. They have struck out on 82 instances (18th in the league) and are sitting with 92 hits. The Sacramento Athletics hold an OBP of .308 as well as a batting average of .242 over the course of the season.

The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 67 runs on the year while holding an ERA of 5.60 (61 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 16 homers and they concede 6.15 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.561 with a FIP of 4.86 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.20 (100 strikeouts vs 49 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 104.

With 12 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 6 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have converted 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 12 times in high leverage situations and also on 13 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.9% out of their 18 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in the league holding a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 36 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

In their 882 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 66.3% (27th in baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 7 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (19th in professional baseball). The Athletics have accrued 76 assists, 6 errors and have amassed 294 putouts during this campaign.

Bido (8-8 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.35 ERA and has given up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.26 and he has gone up against 539 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 60 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.290 and having a FIP of 4.3. In his career, Bido has surrendered 107 base knocks while totaling 120 K's in 124 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-122)

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