Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 9/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Thursday, September 18, 2025

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Boston (-130)

Fenway Park is the site where the Boston Red Sox (82-69) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (71-80) on Thursday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +110 and Boston is sitting at -130. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are J.T. Ginn and Brayan Bello.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They have tallied 696 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .321. The Athletics have tallied 276 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 211 balls out of the park. They have recorded 675 runs batted in as well as 1,322 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .255. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .437 and have been called out on strikes 1,299 times, while drawing a walk on 473 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have conceded 210 home runs and also 765 total runs (27th in the league). Sacramento has allowed 1,293 base knocks (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 706 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.74 this year (27th in the league), and they have struck out 1,239 batters. They have walked 531 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a team over the course of the season.

The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save rate of 63.5% and have come into the game in 112 save situations. The relievers have inherited 219 base runners this year with 27.4% of those players earned a run for their team. Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 150 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 476 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 60 holds this year (29th in baseball). They have 33 saves so far this season and have not converted 19 of their 52 chances to save the game.

The New York Yankees are sitting with 4,021 putouts for the season, as well as 1,129 assists and 80 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them sitting 19th in professional baseball, and have a total of 102 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,063 innings, which has them ranked 16th in professional baseball.

Ginn has taken the mound for 114 innings and has earned 121 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.57 (58 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.340. He has allowed 117 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 36 walks. Ginn (4-7 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.50 while he has faced 489 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Boston Red Sox have compiled an OBP of .324 in addition to a batting average of .254 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,322 occasions (8th in the league) and have accounted for 1,316 hits. Boston has recorded 177 home runs on the year and 702 runs batted in. The Red Sox hold a team slugging % of .424 and they are recording 4.88 runs per contest (7th in the league). They have notched 303 two-baggers, while taking a walk 483 times as well as notching 737 runs.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.290 and have a FIP of 4.02 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.40 (1,260 strikeouts against 489 walks). They come in at 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,252. They have surrendered 155 homers and they concede 4.23 runs per 9 innings (11th in baseball). The Boston pitching staff have surrendered 634 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.73 (559 earned runs relinquished).

Boston relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.2% of 199 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 176 times in high leverage situations and also on 146 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 151 save situations, the Red Sox have earned 80 holds and also 27 blown saves. They rank 20th in the league with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have sent 497 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Boston has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 69 save opportunities and they have come away with 42 saves.

In 12,153 innings played, the Red Sox have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (23rd in MLB). The Boston Red Sox have gotten 122 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in the majors). The Red Sox have recorded 1,368 assists, 108 errors and have notched a total of 4,051 putouts so far this year.

Bello (39-34 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.08 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.41 and he has faced 2,297 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 242 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.361 and a FIP of 4.0. During his MLB career, Bello has given up 536 hits and he has 458 strikeouts in 533 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston (-130)

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