Philadelphia Phillies vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Sacramento Athletics
Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025
Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA
TV: NBC Sports California
Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-210) Sacramento (+172)
The Philadelphia Phillies (32-18) are en route to Sutter Health Park on Sunday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (22-29). The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at -210 and the Athletics are sitting at +172. The betting total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jesus Luzardo and Gunnar Hoglund.


As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.9 runs per game, which puts them at 6th in the league. They have tallied 243 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .338. The Phillies have accounted for 80 doubles as a team and have smacked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 231 RBI's in addition to 450 base knocks on the season, while their batting average is .263. Philadelphia is slugging .411 and have struck out 388 times, while being walked on 187 occasions.
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The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 on the season (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 485 hitters. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 49 home runs and also 204 runs in total (14th in baseball). They have walked 141 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.39 as a unit so far this season. Philadelphia has conceded 412 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and also 185 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.44 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.
Phillies relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 29 times and also have had 49 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have accumulated 27 holds on the season (20th in baseball). The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 52 save situations. They have tallied 16 saves so far this season and have not converted 8 out of their 24 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 44 runners on the season with 34.1% of those runners crossed home plate. The Phillies have sent 158 relief pitchers to the hill this year.
The Phillies have turned 68.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 4,038 innings, which has them sitting at 22nd in pro baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have a total of 1,346 putouts on the year, in addition to 430 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .990 which puts them in 2nd in baseball, and have a total of 33 double plays.
Luzardo has taken the hill for 572 frames and has 626 strikeouts in his MLB career. Luzardo (31-34 career mark) has a FIP of 3.98 and he has gone up against 2,388 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.04 (257 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.241. He has surrendered 512 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 198 walks.
The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with an on-base percentage of .318 and a batting average of .254 for the year. They have struck out on 377 occasions (27th in the league) and have notched a total of 444 base hits. Sacramento has 64 home runs so far this year as well as 209 RBIs. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .417 and they are earning 4.25 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have recorded 81 doubles, while getting a free base 159 times as well as notching 217 runs.
The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 291 runs on the season while having an ERA of 5.33 (269 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 70 dingers and they surrender 5.77 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.497 with a FIP of 4.75 as a unit on the season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.20 (416 strikeouts against 201 walks). They come in at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 479.
Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.4% of 88 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 57 times in high leverage situations in addition to 60 occasions with runners on base. With 49 save situations, the Athletics have earned 27 holds and 9 blown saves. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 173 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 22 save opportunities and they have recorded 13 saves.
The Sacramento Athletics have turned 28 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 387 assists, 30 errors and have accounted for 1,363 putouts this season. In their 4,089 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (26th in baseball).
During his career, Hoglund has surrendered 24 base knocks while he has tallied 20 strikeouts in 21 innings. He has allowed 12 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.422 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.33 and he has gone up against 91 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Hoglund (1-2 mark in his career) has a 5.12 ERA and has allowed 10.2 hits per 9 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-210)
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