Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Thursday, June 19, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Houston (-150) Sacramento (+125)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (30-45) will attempt to beat the Houston Astros (42-31) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Houston at -150 while Sacramento is priced at +125. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Colton Gordon and Jorge Lopez.

The Astros have recorded 108 doubles as a unit and have smacked 75 baseballs out of the stadium. Houston has a slugging % of .398 and have been called out on strikes 557 times, while being walked on 210 occasions. As a team, the Houston Astros are notching 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 18th in baseball. They have 292 runs batted in in addition to 621 base knocks on the year, while their team batting average comes in at .255. They have accumulated 306 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320.

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The Astros are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.41 this year (6th in the league), and the staff has rung up 716 hitters. Astros pitchers have allowed 71 long balls and 259 total runs (3rd in the league). They have walked 220 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.43 as a team this year. Houston has surrendered 515 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) as well as 244 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.25 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Astros relievers have compiled a save rate of 74.1% and have come into the game in 72 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 78 base runners for the season with 29.5% of them earned a run for their team. Astros pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 54 times and also have had 67 appearances in high leverage situations. The Astros have dispatched 225 relievers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have tallied 45 holds so far this season (13th in baseball). They have recorded 20 saves so far this year and have blown 7 out of their 27 save opportunities.

The Astros have converted 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,799 innings, ranking them 6th in the majors. The Detroit Tigers have notched a total of 1,933 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 543 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which ranks 9th in the majors, and they have turned 46 double plays.

Gordon (2-1 career record) has a FIP of 4.70 and he has faced 130 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 37 base hits (11.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 4 walks. His ERA is 4.77 (16 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.358. Gordon has taken the hill for 30 frames and has totaled 30 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated a team OBP of .319 as well as a team batting average of .252 on the year. They have struck out on 614 occasions (13th in baseball) and have totaled 646 base hits. Sacramento has hit 92 home runs this season to go along with 308 RBIs. The Athletics have a team slugging % of .415 and they score 4.24 runs per game (16th in the league). They have hit 127 two-baggers, while walking 241 times as well as scoring 318 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.502 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a staff for the year. They are sitting at 29th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 713. The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 439 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.48 (405 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.00 (593 strikeouts against 286 free passes). They have allowed 110 homers and they surrender 5.94 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

With 66 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 35 holds and also 15 blown saves. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 31 save opportunities and they have walked away with 16 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 83 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 30.2% of 129 inherited runners. They are ranked 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.6%, and they have dispatched 249 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 46 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .983 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 556 assists, 44 errors and have a tally of 1,995 putouts during this campaign. In 5,985 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (28th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Lopez has allowed 594 hits while he has totaled 485 strikeouts in 557 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 329 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.455 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.24 and he has faced 2,454 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. Lopez (30-43 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.31 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Houston (-150)

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