Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/17/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Boston (-132)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (82-68) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (70-80) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Sacramento at +110 and Boston is at -132. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Mason Barnett and Lucas Giolito.

Sacramento has a slugging % of .438 and have struck out 1,288 times, while drawing a walk on 472 occasions. They have accounted for 673 RBI's as well as 1,313 base knocks this year, while their team batting average sits at .255. The Athletics have hit 275 doubles as a squad and have hit 211 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 694 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 12th in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have conceded 210 home runs and 764 runs (27th in MLB). Sacramento has surrendered 1,285 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 706 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 4.77 over the course of the season (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,235 batters. They have walked 526 batters and their FIP is 4.70 as a unit for the season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 149 times and also have had 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 60 holds on the season (29th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 62.7% and have entered the game in 111 save situations. They have accumulated 32 saves so far this year and have missed out on 19 of 51 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 218 base runners on the year with 27.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 474 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Athletics have turned 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,982 innings on the diamond, ranking them 16th in the majors. The New York Yankees have amassed 3,994 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,112 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 19th in the majors, and they have turned 100 double plays.

Barnett has taken the mound for 12 frames and has accumulated 13 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Barnett (1-1 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 8.72 and he has faced 63 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 8.85 (12 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.967. He has allowed 18 base knocks (13.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 6 walks.

Boston has recorded 177 HRs this season as well as 702 RBIs. They have tallied 302 doubles, while taking a walk 478 times as well as scoring 736 runs. The Boston Red Sox have compiled a team OBP of .324 as well as a batting average of .254 for the season. The Red Sox have a team slugging percentage of .425 and they average 4.91 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,318 occasions (8th in MLB) and have a total of 1,308 base hits.

The Red Sox are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.291 in addition to having a FIP of 4.03 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.40 (1,249 strikeouts against 488 free passes). They come in at 16th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,243. They have conceded 155 homers and they relinquish 4.24 runs per 9 innings (11th in MLB). The Boston pitching staff have conceded 632 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.74 (558 earned runs yielded).

Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.1% of 196 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations and on 144 occasions with runners on. With 150 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 80 holds and 26 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 61.8%, and they have dispatched 492 relievers to the mound this season. Boston has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 68 save opportunities and they have walked away with 42 saves.

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

So far in his pro baseball career, Giolito has given up 1,009 hits while earning 1,190 strikeouts in 1,149 innings. Giolito (71-66 record in his career) has earned a 4.30 earned run average and has allowed 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 549 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.75 and he has gone up against 4,827 batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston (-132)

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