Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Baltimore (-144)

The Baltimore Orioles (52-63) will take on the Sacramento Athletics (50-66) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Friday. The line on this matchup has Sacramento at +120 and Baltimore opens at -144. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be J.T. Ginn and Tomoyuki Sugano.

The Athletics have recorded 201 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 159 balls out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging % of .431 and have been called out on strikes 993 times, while drawing a walk on 362 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 13th in the league. They have accrued 495 RBI's in addition to 1,005 hits on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .253. They have racked up 510 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .318.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.00 so far this season (28th in MLB), and they have struck out 928 batters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 166 long balls in addition to 622 runs (28th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 412 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.79 as a unit so far this year. Sacramento has conceded 1,029 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 571 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.40.

Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 118 times and also have had 102 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 47 holds for the year (27th in the league). The Athletics bullpen have compiled a save rate of 59.5% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. They have tallied 25 saves on the season and have blown 17 of their 42 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 168 base runners for the year and 31.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 362 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Athletics have transformed 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,246 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 22nd in the majors. The New York Yankees have earned 3,082 putouts for the season, as well as 864 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and have a total of 81 double plays.

Ginn (3-4 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.21 and he has gone up against 345 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 82 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 24 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (39 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.291. Ginn has pitched in 82 innings and has earned 78 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

Baltimore has compiled 140 home runs this season as well as 471 RBIs. They have 190 doubles, while walking 309 times as well as racking up 497 runs. The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .306 and a batting average of .242 this season. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .407 and they have an average of 4.32 runs per game (17th in the league). They have struck out on 990 occasions (9th in MLB) and have tallied 933 hits.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.411 and have a FIP of 4.55 as a staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (945 strikeouts against 375 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,047. They have relinquished 162 home runs and they allow 5.15 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 577 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.87 (546 earned runs relinquished).

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.4% out of 159 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 118 times in high leverage situations and also on 117 occasions with runners on base. With 121 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 77 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They rank 11th in the league with a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have sent 392 relievers to the mound so far this season. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 41 save opportunities and they have converted 27 saves.

Out of their 9,075 innings played, the Orioles hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in professional baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Orioles have accrued 1,001 assists, 60 errors and have amassed 3,025 putouts so far this year.

Sugano (8-5 career mark) has a 4.42 earned run average while giving up 9.6 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.62 and he has gone up against 490 opposing batters during his career. He has allowed 56 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.325 and having a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Sugano has surrendered 122 base hits while he has totaled 76 K's in 114 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-144)

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