Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 5/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Wednesday, May 28, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+162) Houston (-196)

Daikin Park is where the Houston Astros (28-25) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (23-31) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +162 while Houston is sitting at -196. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Severino and Lance McCullers Jr..

As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league. They have accumulated 231 runs and have an OBP of .321. The Athletics have hit 87 doubles as a team and have knocked 67 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 222 RBI's as well as 477 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .256. Sacramento owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 412 times, while being walked on 173 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48. Athletics pitchers have conceded 75 long balls and 308 total runs (29th in MLB). Sacramento has given up 504 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 284 earned runs. The Athletics have a team earned run average of 5.29 on the campaign (28th in the league), and their staff has struck out 444 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 211 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.74 as a squad so far this season.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 66 times as well as having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 28 holds on the campaign (24th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 56.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 53 save situations. They have earned 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 out of their 25 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 92 runners so far this season with 28.3% of those runners crossed the plate. The Athletics have sent 186 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The New York Yankees have 1,450 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 403 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 24th in MLB, and they have turned 30 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs in their 4,350 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball.

Severino (66-48 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 4,063 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 876 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 295 walks. His earned run average is 3.83 (415 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.202. Severino has taken the mound for 974 frames and has earned 999 punch outs thus far in his career.

The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .386 and they have an average of 4.04 runs per contest (21st in MLB). They have hit 73 two-baggers, while walking 161 times as well as putting up 214 runs. Houston has knocked in 49 home runs for the season to go along with 203 runs batted in. They have struck out on 405 occasions (26th in MLB) and have accounted for 447 base hits. The Houston Astros have recorded a team on-base percentage of .323 and a batting average of .254 for the year.

The Astros have a WHIP of 1.159 in addition to having a FIP of 3.53 as a staff on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.50 (491 strikeouts vs 166 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 373. They have given up 50 dingers and they surrender 3.68 runs per 9 innings (7th in baseball). The Houston pitching staff have allowed 190 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.43 (177 earned runs yielded).

With 53 save situations, the Astros have earned 33 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. Houston has called on relievers to enter the game in 20 save chances and they have earned 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 48 times in high leverage situations in addition to 41 occasions with runners on. Houston relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.9% out of 61 inherited base runners. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 70.0%, and they have sent 166 relief pitchers onto the field this year.

The Houston Astros have turned 28 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (10th in professional baseball). The Astros have recorded 391 assists, 23 errors and have accumulated 1,396 putouts so far this year. In 4,188 innings on the field, the Astros have a efficiency on defense of 71.9% (5th in the majors).

In his career, McCullers has conceded 618 hits while he has earned 814 strikeouts in 730 frames. He has given up a total of 287 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.265 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.66 and he has gone up against 3,084 opposing batters so far in his career. McCullers (49-33 career mark) has earned a 3.54 earned run average and has conceded 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-196)

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