Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

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

The Sacramento Athletics (70-80) are headed to Fenway Park on Tuesday where they will meet the Boston Red Sox (82-68). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +120 and the Red Sox are at -144. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Jeffrey Springs and Lucas Giolito.

The Athletics have accumulated 275 doubles as a squad and have hit 211 balls out of the park. Sacramento is slugging .438 and have been rung up 1,288 times, while being walked on 472 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.6 runs per game, which is 12th in MLB. They have tallied 673 RBI's as well as 1,313 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have earned 694 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.77 on the season (27th in baseball), and they have rung up 1,235 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 210 long balls in addition to 764 runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 526 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.70 as a team this season. Sacramento has conceded 1,285 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 706 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36.

The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 62.7% and have entered the game in 111 save situations. The relievers have inherited 218 runners on the season with 27.5% of them earned a run for their team. Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 149 times in addition to having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 474 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have racked up 60 holds on the season (29th in baseball). They have tallied 32 saves on the campaign and have blown 19 of their 51 save opportunities.

The Athletics have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 11,982 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have 3,994 putouts this year, as well as 1,112 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 19th in baseball, and have a total of 100 double plays.

Springs (33-23 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.64 and he has faced 1,994 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 432 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 153 free passes. His earned run average is 3.69 (195 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.231. Springs has taken the mound for 475 innings and has earned 491 punch outs during his pro baseball career.

The Boston Red Sox have accounted for an on-base percentage of .324 and a team batting average of .254 this season. They have struck out on 1,318 instances (7th in the league) and have 1,308 base hits. Boston has compiled 177 HRs this year to go along with 702 RBIs. The Red Sox have a slugging percentage of .425 and they earn 4.91 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have tallied 302 doubles, while taking a walk 478 times as well as scoring 736 runs.

The Red Sox have a WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a squad this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (1,249 strikeouts vs 488 walks). They sit at 17th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,243. They have surrendered 155 homers and they allow 4.24 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have yielded 632 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 3.74 (558 earned runs yielded).

Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 68 save chances and they have tallied 42 saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 492 relief pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations and also on 144 occasions with base runners. Boston bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.1% of 196 inherited base runners. With 150 save situations, the Red Sox have accumulated 80 holds and also 26 blown saves.

Out of their 12,072 innings on the diamond, the Red Sox hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (21st in pro baseball). The Boston Red Sox have turned 122 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in pro baseball). The Red Sox have 1,361 assists, 108 errors and have a total of 4,024 putouts this season.

Giolito (71-66 mark in his career) has a 4.30 ERA while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.75 and he has faced 4,827 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 549 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Giolito has surrendered 1,009 base hits while earning 1,190 strikeouts in 1,149 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-144)

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