Cleveland Guardians vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, June 22, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (31-46) will try to beat the Cleveland Guardians (37-36) at Sutter Health Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Cleveland at -210 while Sacramento is coming in at +172. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Slade Cecconi and JP Sears.

As a squad, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 3.8 runs per game, which has them at 25th in the league. They have 278 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .301. The Guardians have hit 101 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 74 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 263 runs batted in in addition to 548 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .231. Cleveland is slugging .372 and have been rung up 598 times, while being walked on 225 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37. Guardians pitchers have allowed 77 home runs in addition to 302 total runs (12th in baseball). Cleveland has relinquished 613 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and also 279 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.91 this year (18th in the league), and their staff has struck out 610 hitters. They have walked 269 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.10 as a team on the season.

Guardians pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 60 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 56 holds for the season (3rd in MLB). The Guardians relievers have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves on the year and have blown 7 out of their 28 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 84 runners for the year with 36.9% of those players crossed the plate. The Guardians have sent 248 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Cincinnati Reds have accounted for 1,927 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 574 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 60 double plays. The Guardians have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 5,781 innings on the field, which ranks them 25th in baseball.

Cecconi has thrown 134 innings and is sitting with 118 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.64 (84 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.350. He has allowed 149 hits (10.0 hits per nine innings) and has 32 walks. Cecconi (4-11 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.55 while he has gone up against 581 opposing batters in the majors.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .418 and they are recording 4.26 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have put up 130 doubles, while taking a walk 250 times as well as putting up 328 runs. Sacramento has compiled 97 home runs this year and 317 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 632 occasions (13th in MLB) and have earned 665 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .252 this year.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.512 in addition to having a FIP of 4.93 as a pitching staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (611 strikeouts against 294 bases on balls). They rank 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 740. They have surrendered 114 HR's and they give up 5.97 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 454 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.53 (420 earned runs relinquished).

Sitting with 68 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 36 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 32 save opportunities and they have converted 16 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 85 times in high leverage situations and also on 93 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.3% out of their 133 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 27th in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 255 relievers onto the field this year.

In their 6,156 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (28th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 50 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 575 assists, 47 errors and have earned 2,052 putouts on the campaign.

Sears (27-36 career record) has earned a 4.53 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.87 and he has faced 2,109 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 251 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.259 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. In his career, Sears has allowed 486 hits while earning 407 strikeouts in 499 frames.

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

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

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