Sacramento Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Saturday, July 19, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+125) Cleveland (-150)

Progressive Field is the location where the Cleveland Guardians (46-49) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (41-57) on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +125 and the Guardians are coming in at -150. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers are JP Sears and Tanner Bibee.

Sacramento has a slugging % of .417 and have struck out 841 times, while taking a walk on 316 occasions. They have recorded 403 RBI's and 830 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .249. The Athletics have hit 158 doubles as a squad and have smacked 127 balls out of the park. They have earned 417 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .317. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.3 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in MLB.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.45. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 146 home runs in addition to 551 runs in total (29th in baseball). Sacramento has allowed 901 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 503 earned runs. The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.20 for the season (28th in baseball), and they have rung up 784 batters. They have walked 358 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a team so far this year.

The Athletics have sent 312 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 154 base runners over the course of the season with 31.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They have earned 23 saves over the course of the season and have blown 17 of 40 save opportunities. The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 57.5% and have entered the game in 83 save situations. The relievers have recorded 43 holds for the season (24th in the league). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 110 times as well as having 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have transformed 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,839 innings on the field, which ranks them 27th in the majors. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,613 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 722 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .981 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Sears has taken the mound for 520 innings and has totaled 428 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Sears (29-37 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.38 and he has gone up against 2,195 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.45 (257 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.251. He has surrendered 502 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 149 free passes.

Cleveland has accounted for 98 home runs for the season and 338 RBIs. They have notched 135 two-baggers, while walking 297 times as well as scoring 353 runs. The Cleveland Guardians have tallied an OBP of .294 as well as a batting average of .222 on the campaign. The Guardians have a team SLG% of .366 and they tally 3.72 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have struck out on 781 occasions (18th in MLB) and have accounted for 690 base hits.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.340 with a FIP of 4.09 as a unit so far this year. They are currently ranked 15th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 778. The Cleveland pitching staff have surrendered 398 runs on the season while having an ERA of 3.92 (367 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.60 (803 strikeouts against 352 bases on balls). They have yielded 100 long balls and they relinquish 4.25 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Guardians have earned 69 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 38 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves. Their relievers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on. Cleveland relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of 116 inherited base runners. They rank 6th in baseball with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have sent 321 relievers onto the diamond for the season.

In 7,590 innings played, the Guardians are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in MLB). The Cleveland Guardians have gotten 75 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Guardians have racked up 760 assists, 66 errors and have a tally of 2,530 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Bibee has conceded 374 hits while he has accumulated 423 K's in 424 innings pitched. He has conceded 166 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.169 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.47 and he has faced 1,751 opposing batters so far in his career. Bibee (27-21 career record) has earned a 3.52 earned run average while giving up 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-150)

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