Cleveland Guardians vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Saturday, June 21, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Cleveland Guardians (37-35) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Saturday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (30-46). The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at -160 and the Athletics are opening at +132. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Ortiz and Mitch Spence.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 25th in baseball. They have a total of 277 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .303. The Guardians have tallied 99 two-baggers as a team and have hit 74 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 262 runs batted in and 541 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .231. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .374 and have struck out 586 times, while drawing a walk on 225 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this year (19th in the league), and their staff has rung up 603 hitters. Guardians pitchers have allowed 77 home runs and 300 runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 265 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.11 as a squad for the year. Cleveland has conceded 608 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) as well as 277 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.28 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Guardians relief pitchers have a save percentage of 77.8% and have come into the game in 83 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 81 runners for the season with 35.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 58 times and also have had 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have sent 245 relievers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have recorded 55 holds on the campaign (3rd in baseball). They have tallied 21 saves this year and have blown 6 of their 27 chances to save the game.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned 1,903 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 561 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which is 26th in baseball, and have accumulated 57 double plays. The Guardians have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs out of 5,709 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB.

Ortiz (15-21 career mark) has a FIP of 4.05 and he has gone up against 1,356 batters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 288 base hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 139 free passes. His ERA is 4.11 (143 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.363. Ortiz has thrown 313 frames and has totaled 264 punch outs in his career.

Sacramento has knocked in 93 home runs so far this year and 312 RBIs. They have put up 129 doubles, while taking a walk 247 times and putting up 322 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have a team on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .252 so far this season. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .415 and they tally 4.24 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 621 occasions (13th in the league) and have a total of 654 base hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.515 and have a FIP of 4.94 as a staff on the campaign. They rank 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 732. The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 450 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 5.55 (416 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (601 strikeouts against 289 free passes). They have relinquished 113 homers and they allow 6.01 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball).

Sitting with 66 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 35 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Sacramento has had relievers step onto the hill in 31 save opportunities and they have converted 16 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 83 times in high leverage situations and on 91 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.3% of 131 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 27th in the league holding a save percentage of 51.6%, and they have dispatched 252 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 48 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .983 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have 568 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,022 putouts this season. In their 6,066 innings on the field, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.4% (28th in pro baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Spence has surrendered 216 hits while accumulating 173 punch outs in 205 frames. Spence (10-11 record in his career) has earned a 4.30 earned run average while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 98 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.346 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.88 and he has gone up against 879 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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