Arizona Diamondbacks vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 3, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-275) Sacramento (+220)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (48-63) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-58) on Sunday. The line on this contest has Arizona at -275 and Sacramento opens at +220. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Eduardo Rodriguez and Luis Severino.

Arizona has a slugging rate of .436 and have been rung up 861 times, while taking a walk on 377 occasions. They have recorded 516 RBI's and 914 hits for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .248. The Diamondbacks have accounted for 191 doubles as a team and have hit 149 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 528 runs scored while having a team OBP of .323. As a unit, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 5th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Diamondbacks pitchers have surrendered 139 long balls and 540 runs (25th in MLB). Arizona has surrendered 949 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 494 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team earned run average of 4.59 on the year (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 905 batters. They have walked 341 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team for the season.

The Diamondbacks relievers have compiled a save rate of 61.7% and have stepped onto the mound in 103 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 109 base runners for the year and 34.9% of them crossed the plate. Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 85 times as well as having 94 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have sent 324 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have a total of 53 holds this season (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 29 saves so far this season and have blown 18 out of their 47 save opportunities.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have earned a total of 2,903 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 957 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which is 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 69.0% of balls in play into outs in their 8,709 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in MLB.

Rodriguez has taken the mound for 1,242 innings and has racked up 1,252 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Rodriguez (88-64 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.13 and he has faced 5,315 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.19 (579 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.328. He has conceded 1,221 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 429 walks.

Sacramento has hit 151 home runs over the course of the season as well as 467 runs batted in. They have recorded 187 doubles, while taking a walk 344 times and putting up 482 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .316 and a team batting average of .250 on the campaign. The Athletics have a SLG% of .427 and they score 4.34 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have been rung up on 956 occasions (7th in baseball) and have earned a total of 948 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 599 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 5.03 (549 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 161 HR's and they concede 5.48 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.403 with a FIP of 4.79 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (891 strikeouts vs 391 bases on balls). They rank 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 988.

Sitting with 89 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 47 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relievers to enter the contest in 42 save chances and they have earned 25 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 100 times in high leverage situations in addition to 115 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.1% of 162 inherited base runners. They rank 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 344 relievers onto the field so far this year.

Out of their 8,847 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (21st in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 76 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 822 assists, 67 errors and have accumulated 2,949 putouts for the season.

Severino (70-55 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.94 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and he has gone up against 4,356 hitters during his career. He has given up a total of 455 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.216 and a FIP of 3.9. In his MLB career, Severino has surrendered 947 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,047 K's in 1,039 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+220)

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