Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 7/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+125) Houston (-145)

Daikin Park is where the Houston Astros (60-42) will take on the Sacramento Athletics (42-62) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +125 while the Astros are at -145. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jorge Lopez and Hunter Brown.

Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .418 and have been called out on strikes 898 times, while drawing a walk on 325 occasions. They have accounted for 423 RBI's as well as 878 base knocks so far this season, while their batting average comes in at .248. The Athletics have accrued 175 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 134 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 438 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .314. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in baseball.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.23 so far this year (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 831 batters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 156 long balls and 584 runs in total (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 373 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a unit for the season. Sacramento has conceded 946 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) and 535 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43.

Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 112 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have racked up 44 holds this season (26th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 57.5% and have entered the game in 84 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves so far this season and have missed out on 17 of 40 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 158 runners for the year with 32.9% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 326 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have earned 2,760 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 764 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 27th in pro baseball, and have 67 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,280 innings, ranking them 26th in MLB.

Lopez (30-43 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.23 and he has faced 2,454 batters in the majors. He has given up 594 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 217 walks. His ERA is 5.31 (329 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.455. Lopez has pitched in 557 frames and is sitting with 485 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Houston Astros hold an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .259 on the campaign. They have struck out on 805 instances (23rd in the league) and have a total of 896 hits. Houston has 115 HRs this year to go along with 427 RBIs. The Astros hold a team slugging percentage of .409 and they average 4.40 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have 154 doubles, while taking a walk 300 times as well as scoring 449 runs.

The Houston pitching staff have conceded 385 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.59 (362 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 113 long balls and they allow 3.82 runs per 9 innings (3rd in MLB). The Astros hold a team WHIP of 1.174 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 9.70 (979 strikeouts vs 301 walks). They rank 1st in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 765.

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Astros have accumulated 68 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. Houston has had relievers enter the contest in 45 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. Their relievers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. Houston relievers have an inherited score rate of 26.5% of 102 inherited base runners. They are ranked 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 316 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

The Houston Astros have turned 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (6th in MLB). The Astros have accrued 798 assists, 43 errors and have 2,724 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,172 innings played, the Astros have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (10th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Brown has given up 410 hits and he has 523 K's in 465 innings pitched. Brown (33-26 career win-loss mark) has a 3.68 earned run average and has surrendered 7.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 190 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.31 and he has gone up against 1,919 opposing hitters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-145)

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