Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+150) Sacramento (-182)

Sutter Health Park is where the Sacramento Athletics (22-25) will meet the Los Angeles Angels (20-25) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Los Angeles at +150 and Sacramento is sitting at -182. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kyle Hendricks and Gunnar Hoglund.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Angels are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 21st in baseball. They have a total of 181 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .282. The Angels have accumulated 60 two-baggers as a team and have hit 65 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 175 RBI's as well as 326 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average is sitting at .220. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .398 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while taking a walk on 115 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.88 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.50. Angels pitchers have allowed 63 home runs in addition to 240 runs (25th in baseball). Los Angeles has surrendered 410 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 222 earned runs. The Angels have a team ERA of 5.08 on the season (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 334 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 178 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.93 as a unit so far this season.

The Angels have sent 139 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 69 base runners on the campaign with 42.0% of those players crossed home plate. They have 10 saves this year and have blown 10 of their 20 save opportunities. The Angels bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 38 save situations. The relievers have racked up 17 holds over the course of the season (28th in baseball). Angels bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 42 times as well as having 46 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Kansas City Royals have accounted for 1,179 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 408 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which is 26th in pro baseball, and have a total of 54 double plays. The Angels have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,537 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in baseball.

Hendricks (98-86 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.67 while he has faced 6,690 batters in the majors. He has given up 1,536 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) with 380 walks. His ERA is 3.72 (671 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.182. Hendricks has taken the ball for 1,621 innings and has earned 1,284 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .414 and they are scoring 4.23 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have 75 two-baggers, while walking 138 times and recording 199 runs. Sacramento has hit 58 home runs on the season as well as 192 runs batted in. They have struck out on 353 occasions (26th in baseball) and have a total of 404 base knocks. The Sacramento Athletics hold a team on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .251 on the year.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.492 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (376 strikeouts against 191 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 433. They have conceded 60 homers and they yield 5.60 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 260 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.12 (238 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 48 save situations, the Athletics have earned 27 holds and also 8 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 13 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 56 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with runners on base. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of their 80 inherited runners. They rank 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 158 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

In 3,765 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 25 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in the majors). The Athletics have 355 assists, 30 errors and have accounted for 1,255 putouts so far this year.

Hoglund (1-1 career record) holds a 3.89 ERA and has conceded 10.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.75 and he has faced 69 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 7 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.358 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. During his career, Hoglund has allowed 18 hits while he has tallied 15 K's in 16 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+150)

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