Sacramento Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 7/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: CLEGuardians.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+132) Cleveland (-160)

The Cleveland Guardians (46-49) are welcoming the Sacramento Athletics (41-57) at Progressive Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Sacramento at +132 and Cleveland is at -160. The total is set at 9. The men taking the mound are Jeffrey Springs and Gavin Williams.

As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 19th in MLB. They are sitting with 417 runs scored while having a team OBP of .316. The Athletics have accumulated 158 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 127 baseballs out of the park. They have amassed 403 runs batted in as well as 829 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .249. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .417 and have been called out on strikes 841 times, while being walked on 316 occasions.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 5.20 for the year (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 784 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 146 home runs and 551 runs in total (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 358 opposing players and their FIP is 4.89 as a squad for the year. Sacramento has surrendered 901 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 503 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.19 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45.

The Athletics have sent 312 relievers to the mound this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 154 base runners over the course of the season and 31.2% of those players ended up scoring. They have recorded 23 saves on the year and have blown 17 out of their 40 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 57.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. The relievers have earned 43 holds so far this season (24th in the league). Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 110 times and also have had 96 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 7,839 innings on the field, which ranks them 27th in the majors. The New York Yankees have amassed 2,613 putouts for the season, in addition to 722 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which is 27th in pro baseball, and have earned 63 double plays.

Springs has taken the mound for 423 innings and has tallied 445 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.53 (166 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.231. He has allowed 379 base hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 142 walks. Springs (31-18 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.48 while he has faced 1,779 hitters in the major leagues.

The Guardians have a slugging percentage of .366 and they are recording 3.72 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have 135 doubles, while taking a walk 297 times and putting up 353 runs. Cleveland has tallied 98 home runs on the season as well as 338 RBIs. They have been rung up on 781 occasions (18th in MLB) and have recorded 690 base hits. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for an on-base percentage of .294 and a batting average of .222 so far this season.

The Guardians have a team WHIP of 1.340 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a squad for the season. They have a ranking of 15th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 778. The Cleveland pitching staff have yielded 398 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.92 (367 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (803 strikeouts against 352 walks). They have conceded 100 long balls and they concede 4.25 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Guardians have earned 69 holds and also 12 blown saves. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 38 save opportunities and they have earned 26 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on base. Cleveland relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.1% out of 116 inherited runners. They rank 6th in the league with a save percentage of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 321 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 75 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Guardians have recorded 760 assists, 66 errors and have a tally of 2,530 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,590 innings on the diamond, the Guardians are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (24th in MLB).

Williams (11-19 career record) has a 3.92 ERA and has conceded 7.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.02 and he has gone up against 1,098 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 111 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.356 and having a FIP of 3.9. Thus far in his career, Williams has allowed 220 base knocks while he has accumulated 255 punch outs in 255 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-160)

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