Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/13/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Sacramento Athletics (67-80) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (74-72) at Sutter Health Park on Saturday. The line on this contest has Cincinnati at -160 while Sacramento is coming in at +132. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Hunter Greene and Luis Severino.

As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in the league. They have racked up 656 runs while holding a team OBP of .316. The Reds have earned 233 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 146 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 620 RBI's and 1,211 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is .246. Cincinnati is slugging .391 and have been called out on strikes 1,275 times, while drawing a walk on 477 occasions.

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The Reds have compiled a team ERA of 3.91 this season (14th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,239 hitters. Reds pitchers have yielded 171 home runs and also 624 runs (14th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 455 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a team on the year. Cincinnati has conceded 1,148 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 562 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.72 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.24.

Reds relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 130 times as well as having 154 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have notched 91 holds on the campaign (7th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.5% and have entered the game in 149 save situations. They have compiled 35 saves for the season and have missed out on 21 of 56 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 193 base runners on the year and 33.2% of them crossed home plate. The Reds have dispatched 499 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Chicago White Sox have 3,882 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,108 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them sitting 25th in MLB, and have 93 double plays. The Reds have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,646 innings, which has them ranked 5th in MLB.

Greene has taken the hill for 478 frames and has racked up 598 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.65 (194 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.146. He has surrendered 376 base knocks (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 172 walks. Greene (24-29 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.60 and he has faced 1,993 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .434 and they score 4.58 runs per contest (12th in MLB). They have 271 doubles, while taking a walk 463 times and putting up 673 runs. Sacramento has recorded 201 home runs so far this season to go along with 653 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,268 occasions (10th in MLB) and have a total of 1,285 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .255 so far this season.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.363 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.68 as a team so far this season. They are sitting at 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,264. The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 755 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.81 (697 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,215 strikeouts vs 514 walks). They have surrendered 205 home runs and they relinquish 5.21 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 49 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB holding a save percentage of 61.2%, and they have dispatched 461 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations and also on 147 occasions with runners on. Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 27.9% out of their 215 inherited base runners. Sitting with 103 save situations, the Athletics have 54 holds and also 19 blown saves.

Out of their 11,739 innings played, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (17th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 97 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 1,084 assists, 78 errors and have a total of 3,913 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Severino has given up 959 base hits while he has totaled 1,063 strikeouts in 1,055 frames. He has surrendered a total of 461 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.31 and he has faced 4,419 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Severino (71-55 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.93 ERA while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-160)

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