Baltimore Orioles vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-210) Sacramento (+172)

The Baltimore Orioles (25-36) are en route to Sutter Health Park on Sunday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (24-40). The odds on this game have the Orioles at -210 and the Athletics are sitting at +172. The total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Tomoyuki Sugano and Jorge Lopez.

As a team, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which is 25th in the league. They have a total of 234 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .302. The Orioles have tallied 87 doubles as a squad and have knocked 66 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 219 RBI's as well as 480 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .237. Baltimore has a slugging % of .386 and have been called out on strikes 536 times, while taking a walk on 171 occasions.

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The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 5.10 this year (28th in MLB), and they have rung up 487 hitters. Orioles pitchers have conceded 90 home runs and also 321 runs in total (27th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 204 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a team over the course of the season. Baltimore has yielded 562 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 303 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.39 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43.

The Orioles relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 63.6% and have entered the game in 68 save situations. The relievers have inherited 93 base runners so far this season with 24.7% of those players crossed home plate. Orioles pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 73 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 211 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 43 holds so far this year (6th in baseball). They have 14 saves over the course of the season and have blown 8 of their 22 save opportunities.

The Orioles have transformed 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,809 innings on the field, which has them sitting 25th in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for 1,603 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 542 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 23rd in MLB, and have accumulated 43 double plays.

Sugano (5-3 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.00 while going up against 281 batters in the majors. He has conceded 63 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 11 free passes. His ERA is 3.04 (24 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.042. Sugano has pitched in 71 frames and has accounted for 40 strikeouts in his career.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .421 and they are earning 4.30 runs per game (15th in the league). They have 108 doubles, while getting a free base 210 times and scoring 275 runs. Sacramento has a total of 79 home runs on the season as well as 266 RBIs. They have struck out on 524 occasions (13th in the league) and have tallied 563 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .256 on the campaign.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.541 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.05 as a staff so far this year. They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 619. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 392 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.79 (365 earned runs allowed). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (506 strikeouts vs 255 free passes). They have allowed 97 HR's and they concede 6.22 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 56 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 29 holds and 13 blown saves. Sacramento has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 27 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 71 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.4% out of their 115 inherited base runners. They sit at 27th in baseball holding a save rate of 51.9%, and they have sent 217 relievers onto the diamond so far this year.

In their 5,106 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 36 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 471 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 1,702 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Lopez has surrendered 594 hits while he has tallied 485 K's in 557 innings. Lopez (30-43 career win-loss mark) has a 5.31 earned run average and has given up 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 329 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.455 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has faced 2,454 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+172)

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