Sacramento Athletics vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Miami Marlins

Date: Sunday, May 4, 2025

Location: loanDepot park in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Florida

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

The Miami Marlins (12-18) will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (17-15) at loanDepot park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Sacramento at -160 while Miami is at +132. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be JP Sears and Edward Cabrera.

Sacramento owns a slugging percentage of .419 and have been called out on strikes 240 times, while drawing a walk on 96 occasions. They have 129 RBI's in addition to 275 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate comes in at .253. The Athletics have tallied 47 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 41 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 135 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.2 runs per game, which is 16th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.02 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 34 home runs and also 160 total runs (26th in baseball). Sacramento has allowed 287 hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 141 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 4.45 this season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 256 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 127 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.30 as a team for the season.

The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 78.6% and have entered the game in 34 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 55 base runners so far this year with 23.6% of them crossed home plate. Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 36 times as well as having 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 106 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 20 holds so far this year (13th in the league). They have compiled 11 saves so far this year and have missed out on 3 of their 14 save chances.

The New York Yankees are sitting with 855 putouts thus far, in addition to 245 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .976 which has them ranked 30th in the majors, and they have turned 19 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 2,565 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 25th in professional baseball.

Sears has pitched in 456 frames and has racked up 379 K's during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.26 (216 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.238. He has surrendered 434 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 131 free passes. Sears (26-32 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.20 while going up against 1,919 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Marlins have a team slugging % of .388 and they are recording 4.50 runs per game (14th in MLB). They have 52 two-baggers, while walking 89 times as well as putting up 135 runs. Miami has tallied 27 home runs for the season as well as 128 RBIs. They have struck out on 266 occasions (10th in the league) and have a total of 265 base hits. The Miami Marlins have an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .255 this season.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.587 and have a FIP of 4.97 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.90 (236 strikeouts against 137 walks). They come in at 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 287. They have surrendered 41 home runs and they allow 6.27 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Miami pitching staff have given up 186 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.90 (175 earned runs yielded).

Miami has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 9 save opportunities and they have earned 5 saves. They are currently ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 106 relievers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have taken the field 34 times in high leverage situations in addition to 37 occasions with base runners. Miami relievers hold an inherited score rate of 32.7% out of their 49 inherited runners. Sitting with 25 save situations, the Marlins have accumulated 16 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 20 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in the majors). The Marlins have recorded 274 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 802 putouts this year. In 2,406 innings played, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (26th in pro baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Cabrera has allowed 250 base knocks and he has 348 strikeouts in 312 innings pitched. Cabrera (17-23 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.50 earned run average while allowing 7.2 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 156 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.374 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and he has gone up against 1,353 hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-160)

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