Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/14/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, May 14, 2025

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

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

Dodger Stadium is the site where the Los Angeles Dodgers (27-14) will meet the Sacramento Athletics (21-20) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at +125 while the Dodgers are coming in at -145. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Gunnar Hoglund and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.4 runs per outing, which puts them at 14th in baseball. They have notched a total of 180 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. The Athletics have recorded 64 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 51 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 173 RBI's in addition to 364 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average is at .259. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .421 and have struck out 307 times, while being walked on 122 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.82 on the campaign (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 335 hitters. Athletics pitchers have yielded 47 home runs and 218 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 163 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.46 as a squad over the course of the season. Sacramento has surrendered 371 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 197 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Athletics have sent 140 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 72 runners so far this year with 26.4% of those players crossed the plate. They have earned 13 saves for the year and have missed out on 7 of 20 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.0% and have entered the game in 46 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 26 holds so far this year (14th in baseball). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 49 times in addition to having 49 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 1,103 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 312 assists and 29 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which is 27th in pro baseball, and have a total of 22 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,309 innings on the field, ranking them 25th in MLB.

Hoglund has taken the ball for 11 frames and has earned 10 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.43 (3 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.081. He has surrendered 11 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) with 1 walks. Hoglund (1-0 career mark) has a FIP of 2.40 while he has gone up against 44 batters in the majors.

The Dodgers hold a team slugging percentage of .466 and they have an average of 5.56 runs per game (3rd in the league). They have hit 70 two-baggers, while walking 150 times as well as putting up 228 runs. Los Angeles has recorded 64 home runs for the season to go along with 219 RBIs. They have struck out on 348 occasions (10th in MLB) and have 370 base knocks. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a team on-base percentage of .339 in addition to a team batting average of .265 on the season.

The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.279 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a staff on the season. They are sitting at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 318. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 170 runs this season while holding an ERA of 3.83 (154 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.40 (378 strikeouts vs 145 walks). They have yielded 45 long balls and they give up 4.23 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 21.6% of 37 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations in addition to 29 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Dodgers have recorded 33 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. They rank 10th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 154 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 24 save chances and they have converted 16 saves.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 30 double plays and have a fielding rate of .989 (8th in the majors). The Dodgers have racked up 353 assists, 16 errors and have a total of 1,086 putouts for the season. Out of their 3,258 innings played, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Yamamoto has allowed 108 base hits while he has totaled 158 punch outs in 135 frames. He has allowed 39 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.067 and having a FIP of 2.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.39 and he has gone up against 543 hitters so far in his MLB career. Yamamoto (11-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 2.60 ERA and has surrendered 7.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+125)

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