Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 6/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Thursday, June 5, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-196) Sacramento (+162)

The Sacramento Athletics (23-39) are hosting the Minnesota Twins (33-27) at Sutter Health Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Twins at -196 and the Athletics are sitting at +162. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Bailey Ober and JP Sears.

The Twins have recorded 97 doubles as a team and have knocked 59 baseballs out of the park. Minnesota has a slugging percentage of .385 and have been called out on strikes 495 times, while taking a walk on 170 occasions. As a unit, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 15th in baseball. They have accumulated 242 runs batted in and 489 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average comes in at .242. They have accumulated 253 runs and hold an OBP of .312.

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The Twins have an ERA of 3.32 for the year (6th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 534 batters. Twins pitchers have relinquished 56 home runs in addition to 210 runs (4th in the league). They have walked 148 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.43 as a squad over the course of the season. Minnesota has allowed 464 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.61 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.16.

The Twins relievers have a save percentage of 56.5% and have entered the game in 67 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 base runners over the course of the season with 37.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. Twins pitchers have entered the game with players on base 43 times as well as having 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Twins have sent 206 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 42 holds on the campaign (6th in the league). They have recorded 13 saves for the year and have blown 10 of their 23 chances to save the game.

The Milwaukee Brewers have accumulated 1,584 putouts on the year, in addition to 431 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball, and have 31 double plays. The Twins have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,752 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in professional baseball.

Ober has taken the mound for 533 innings and has racked up 534 strikeouts in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.73 (221 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.101. He has surrendered 471 base hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 116 free passes. Ober (29-22 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.68 while he has faced 2,161 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Sacramento has hit 75 HRs so far this season and 251 runs batted in. They have put up 103 doubles, while getting a free base 200 times as well as putting up 260 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .255 this season. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .417 and they tally 4.19 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have struck out on 501 instances (16th in baseball) and have recorded 541 hits.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.552 in addition to having a FIP of 5.04 as a unit on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.00 (490 strikeouts vs 246 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 606. They have given up 94 long balls and they relinquish 6.28 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 383 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.85 (357 earned runs yielded).

Sacramento has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 14 saves. They rank 26th in the league holding a save percentage of 51.9%, and they have dispatched 212 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 71 times in high leverage situations in addition to 78 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.4% of 112 inherited runners. With 56 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 29 holds and 13 blown saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 33 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (25th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 453 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 1,648 putouts so far this year. In their 4,944 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in baseball).

In his career, Sears has given up 473 base knocks while he has accumulated 395 K's in 485 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 240 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.255 and a FIP of 4.4. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.90 and he has faced 2,049 batters during his pro baseball career. Sears (26-35 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.45 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-196)

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