Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (22-26) host the Los Angeles Angels (21-25) at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at +106 while Sacramento is coming in at -128. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers expected to start will be Jack Kochanowicz and JP Sears.

The Angels have recorded 62 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. Los Angeles owns a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 453 times, while drawing a walk on 115 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are scoring 4.0 runs per game, which is 21st in MLB. They have accumulated 179 runs batted in as well as 334 hits on the season, while their average at the plate is sitting at .220. They have accumulated 185 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .281.

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The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.04 this year (25th in the league), and their staff has rung up 340 hitters. Angels pitchers have relinquished 63 home runs in addition to 243 runs (24th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 183 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.92 as a team for the season. Los Angeles has allowed 417 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 225 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.49.

The Angels have dispatched 142 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 69 runners for the season and 42.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 11 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of 21 chances to save the game. The Angels relief pitchers have a save rate of 52.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 41 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 19 holds on the season (27th in MLB). Angels pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 42 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Angels have transformed 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 3,618 innings on the field, ranking them 25th in the majors. The Kansas City Royals have notched a total of 1,206 putouts this season, in addition to 423 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding rate is at .981 which ranks 26th in MLB, and have accumulated 56 double plays.

Kochanowicz has taken the hill for 114 innings and has accounted for 54 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Kochanowicz (5-11 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.27 while he has faced 477 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.33 (55 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.321. He has given up 119 hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 32 free passes.

Sacramento has a total of 58 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 194 runs batted in. They have put up 77 two-baggers, while getting a free base 143 times and notching 202 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have recorded a team on-base percentage of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .251 so far this year. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .411 and they are earning 4.21 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have struck out on 359 instances (25th in MLB) and have tallied 411 base hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 264 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.10 (242 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 62 home runs and they concede 5.56 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.480 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a squad for the year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (389 strikeouts vs 191 free passes). They sit at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 441.

Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of 80 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 56 times in high leverage situations and on 56 occasions with base runners. With 48 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 27 holds and 8 blown saves. They sit at 20th in baseball with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 161 relief pitchers onto the field this season. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves.

In their 3,846 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (24th in pro baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 26 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in MLB). The Athletics have racked up 364 assists, 30 errors and are sitting with 1,282 putouts over the course of the season.

During his career, Sears has surrendered 448 base hits and he has 387 K's in 472 frames. He has given up a total of 223 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.235 and having a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.87 and he has gone up against 1,983 batters during his career. Sears (26-33 career mark) is the owner of a 4.25 ERA and has given up 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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