New York Yankees vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/9/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, May 9, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-182) Sacramento (+150)

The New York Yankees (21-16) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Friday where they will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (20-18). The line on this matchup has New York at -182 and Sacramento is priced at +150. The betting total comes in at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Will Warren and Osvaldo Bido.

New York is slugging .465 and have struck out 329 times, while drawing a walk on 147 occasions. They have tallied 199 RBI's as well as 321 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .258. The Yankees have accumulated 63 doubles as a unit and have hit 62 balls out of the park. They have earned 206 runs and have an OBP of .342. As a team, the New York Yankees are recording 5.6 runs per game, which has them at 2nd in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.20. Yankees pitchers have allowed 32 long balls in addition to 145 total runs (10th in MLB). New York has surrendered 247 base hits (6.8 per 9 innings) and 130 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.59 for the season (10th in the league), and their staff has rung up 336 batters. They have walked 143 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.70 as a unit so far this season.

The Yankees have dispatched 117 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 58 base runners this season with 22.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 10 saves over the course of the season and have blown 5 of their 15 save opportunities. The Yankees relief pitchers have a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 38 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 23 holds this year (15th in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 40 times in addition to having 32 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have turned 72.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,934 innings on the diamond, ranking them 3rd in MLB. The New York Mets have amassed 978 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 312 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 22 double plays.

Warren has pitched in 50 innings and has earned 63 strikeouts during his career. Warren (1-5 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 7.74 and he has gone up against 241 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 7.86 (44 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.726. He has given up 62 base knocks (11.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 25 walks.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .421 and they are recording 4.34 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have 59 two-baggers, while walking 116 times as well as putting up 165 runs. Sacramento has hit 47 long balls over the course of the season as well as 158 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 281 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 336 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have earned a team OBP of .319 in addition to a team batting average of .258 on the year.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.414 with a FIP of 4.24 as a team so far this year. They rank 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 333. The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 189 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.47 (169 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.10 (306 strikeouts against 148 bases on balls). They have surrendered 39 HR's and they allow 5.00 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 18 save chances and they have come away with 12 saves. They are ranked 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 130 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 21.5% out of their 65 inherited base runners. With 43 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 25 holds in addition to 6 blown saves.

In 3,066 innings played, the Athletics have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.6% (22nd in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 21 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .981 (25th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 295 assists, 26 errors and are sitting with 1,022 putouts for the season.

In his MLB career, Bido has given up 137 base knocks and he has 132 K's in 150 innings. Bido (9-10 record in his career) has earned a 4.56 ERA and has surrendered 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 76 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.319 and having a FIP of 4.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and he has gone up against 655 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-182)

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