Kansas City Royals vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kansas City Royals vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, September 26, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (75-83) will try to beat the Kansas City Royals (79-79) at Sutter Health Park on Friday. The odds on this game have Kansas City at -160 while Sacramento is priced at +132. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Noah Cameron and Luis Morales.

As a unit, the Kansas City Royals are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in the league. They have notched a total of 626 runs while holding a team OBP of .308. The Royals have hit 283 doubles as a team and have hit 154 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 615 runs batted in in addition to 1,304 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .247. Kansas City has a slugging percentage of .396 and have been rung up 1,065 times, while being walked on 420 occasions.

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The Royals are sitting with a team ERA of 3.75 on the year (6th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,228 hitters. Royals pitchers have conceded 167 home runs and also 625 runs in total (4th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 468 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.03 as a unit so far this season. Kansas City has given up 1,280 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 583 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.62 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Royals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 69.7% and stepped onto the hill in 151 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 210 base runners on the year and 27.1% of them crossed home plate. Royals bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 155 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The Royals have dispatched 532 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have notched 84 holds so far this season (19th in the league). They have accumulated 46 saves this season and have blown 20 of their 66 save chances.

The Royals have converted 70.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,609 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 6th in pro baseball. The Houston Astros have earned 4,203 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,400 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which is 4th in baseball, and have a total of 130 double plays.

Cameron has pitched in 133 innings and has 108 strikeouts during his career. Cameron (9-7 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 2.86 and he has faced 534 batters in the majors. His ERA is 2.91 (43 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.081. He has surrendered 105 base knocks (7.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 39 walks.

The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .432 and they are recording 4.56 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have put up 287 doubles, while getting a free base 489 times as well as putting up 720 runs. Sacramento has hit 216 home runs this season and 696 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,364 instances (10th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,370 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have recorded a team OBP of .318 and a batting average of .253 this year.

The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 790 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.66 (726 earned runs allowed). They have given up 217 dingers and they concede 5.07 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.356 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,291 strikeouts against 552 free passes). They have a ranking of 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,348.

Sacramento relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.2% out of their 228 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 139 times in high leverage situations and on 156 occasions with runners on. With 122 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 67 holds and 20 blown saves. They rank 14th in baseball holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have sent 496 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 55 save chances and they have earned 35 saves.

In 12,615 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.8% (16th in the majors). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 108 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (19th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 1,181 assists, 84 errors and have amassed 4,205 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his career, Morales has allowed 33 base knocks and he has 38 punch outs in 44 frames. Morales (4-2 career record) is the owner of a 3.07 ERA while allowing 6.8 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 15 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.114 and a FIP of 3.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has faced 178 opposing 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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