Arizona Diamondbacks vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Saturday, August 2, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-130) Sacramento (+110)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (48-63) will attempt to defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-58) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has Arizona at -130 and Sacramento is at +110. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Zac Gallen and J.T. Ginn.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .436 and have been rung up 861 times, while drawing a walk on 377 occasions. They have accounted for 516 runs batted in as well as 914 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is at .248. The Diamondbacks have compiled 191 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 149 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 528 runs scored and have an OBP of .323. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are notching 4.8 runs per contest, which puts them at 5th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 139 home runs and also 540 total runs (25th in MLB). Arizona has surrendered 949 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 494 earned runs. The Diamondbacks hold a team earned run average of 4.59 over the course of the season (25th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 905 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 341 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.29 as a squad on the campaign.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 85 times and also have had 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 53 holds so far this season (22nd in MLB). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 61.7% and have entered the game in 103 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves over the course of the season and have blown 18 of their 47 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 109 base runners over the course of the season and 34.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 324 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,709 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 22nd in professional baseball. The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned 2,903 putouts on the year, as well as 957 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and have a total of 85 double plays.

Gallen has thrown 942 frames and is sitting with 1,006 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Gallen (60-49 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.55 and he has faced 3,876 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.60 (377 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.164. He has surrendered 792 base hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) and has 305 free passes.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .427 and they are scoring 4.34 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have put up 187 two-baggers, while taking a walk 344 times as well as racking up 482 runs. Sacramento has compiled 151 home runs so far this season to go along with 467 runs batted in. They have struck out on 956 instances (6th in baseball) and have earned 948 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .250 on the season.

The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 599 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.03 (549 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 161 home runs and they relinquish 5.48 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.403 in addition to having a FIP of 4.78 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (891 strikeouts vs 391 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 988.

Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 32.1% out of 162 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 100 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. With 89 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 47 holds and 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 344 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this year. Sacramento has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves.

Out of their 8,847 innings played, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (21st in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 76 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in pro baseball). The Athletics have racked up 822 assists, 67 errors and have 2,949 putouts on the season.

Ginn (3-3 career mark) has a 4.04 ERA and has allowed 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.00 and he has gone up against 323 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 35 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.244 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his career, Ginn has surrendered 78 hits and he has 76 punch outs in 78 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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