Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-132) Sacramento (+110)

The Detroit Tigers (78-54) are hitting the road to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (60-72). The odds on this game have the Tigers at -132 and the Athletics are coming in at +110. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Charlie Morton and Osvaldo Bido.

Detroit has a slugging percentage of .425 and have been called out on strikes 1,157 times, while being walked on 410 occasions. They have accumulated 616 runs batted in and 1,111 hits for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .250. The Tigers have tallied 204 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 170 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 641 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 4.9 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 8th in the league.

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The Tigers are sitting with a team ERA of 3.80 on the campaign (10th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,121 batters. Tigers pitchers have given up 146 home runs and also 543 runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 383 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.93 as a squad so far this year. Detroit has given up 1,049 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 495 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22.

The Tigers have dispatched 403 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 197 runners for the year with 27.4% of them crossed home plate. They have earned 35 saves on the season and have blown 17 out of their 52 save opportunities. The Tigers bullpen have compiled a save rate of 67.3% and have stepped onto the mound in 116 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 61 holds for the season (24th in MLB). Tigers relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 141 times and also have had 112 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Tigers have transformed 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,551 innings, which has them ranked 12th in the majors. The Colorado Rockies have earned 3,517 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,127 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which is 17th in professional baseball, and have a total of 106 double plays.

Morton has taken the ball for 146 innings and has earned 137 punch outs in his MLB career. Morton (9-11 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.73 and he has faced 650 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.80 (78 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.401. He has given up 144 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 61 free passes.

The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .319 and a batting average of .252 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,134 instances (7th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,140 base hits. Sacramento has accounted for 180 home runs over the course of the season as well as 575 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .431 and they are scoring 4.48 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have notched 235 two-baggers, while walking 421 times as well as putting up 592 runs.

The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 684 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.83 (629 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 186 dingers and they yield 5.26 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.370 with a FIP of 4.70 as a staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,079 strikeouts vs 467 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,137.

Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.0% out of their 190 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 114 times in high leverage situations in addition to 133 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Athletics have earned 51 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB with a save rate of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 413 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 47 save chances and they have walked away with 30 saves.

In their 10,542 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (17th in pro baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 86 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Athletics have 968 assists, 74 errors and have a tally of 3,514 putouts for the year.

So far in his MLB career, Bido has surrendered 176 hits while accumulating 160 strikeouts in 179 innings. He has surrendered 96 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.385 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has gone up against 791 batters in his career. Bido (9-12 career win-loss record) holds a 4.82 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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