Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, May 19, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+106) Sacramento (-128)

The Los Angeles Angels (17-25) are headed to Sutter Health Park on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (22-22). The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +106 while Sacramento is opening at -128. The over/under is 8. The starting pitchers are Jose Soriano and J.T. Ginn.

The Angels have tallied 52 doubles as a squad and have knocked 58 balls out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .386 and have struck out 411 times, while being walked on 101 occasions. As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 3.8 runs/g, which puts them at 24th in baseball. They have 153 RBI's in addition to 295 hits for the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .214. They have racked up 158 runs scored while having a team OBP of .274.

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The Angels have a team earned run average of 5.09 so far this year (25th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 309 batters. Angels pitchers have yielded 59 long balls and 225 runs in total (24th in baseball). They have walked 164 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.93 as a squad for the year. Los Angeles has conceded 383 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 207 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.88 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.49.

The Angels have sent 130 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 62 runners over the course of the season with 41.9% of those runners ended up scoring. They have compiled 9 saves so far this season and have blown 8 out of their 17 chances to save the game. The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 52.9% and stepped onto the hill in 31 save situations. The relievers have tallied 13 holds so far this season (28th in MLB). Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on 38 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have earned 1,098 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 383 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them ranked 25th in baseball, and they have turned 48 double plays. The Angels have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,294 innings, ranking them 24th in pro baseball.

Soriano (9-14 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.43 while he has faced 874 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 177 base knocks (7.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 91 walks. His earned run average is 3.48 (80 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.295. Soriano has taken the mound for 207 innings and is sitting with 195 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Sacramento Athletics hold an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .258 so far this season. They have been called out on strikes on 333 occasions (26th in the league) and have tallied 390 base hits. Sacramento has recorded 58 home runs on the season to go along with 189 runs batted in. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .428 and they are earning 4.45 runs per game (14th in the league). They have put up 70 doubles, while getting a free base 128 times as well as putting up 196 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.502 with a FIP of 4.68 as a squad on the campaign. They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 410. The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 247 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 5.19 (226 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.10 (353 strikeouts against 179 free passes). They have conceded 56 home runs and they surrender 5.67 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Sacramento has had relievers enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have come away with 13 saves. They sit at 12th in MLB with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have sent 148 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 51 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 27.3% of 77 inherited runners. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 26 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In their 3,534 innings played, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (26th in the majors). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 24 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (27th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 334 assists, 30 errors and have a tally of 1,178 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Ginn has allowed 51 hits while totaling 44 K's in 47 innings. Ginn (2-2 record in his career) holds a 4.39 ERA and has surrendered 9.7 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 23 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.398 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.93 and he has gone up against 205 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+106)

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