Sacramento Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 8/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Thursday, August 21, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Minnesota (-144)

The Minnesota Twins (58-67) will go up against the Sacramento Athletics (57-70) at Target Field on Thursday. The odds on this game have Sacramento at +120 and Minnesota is coming in at -144. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jack Perkins and Jose Urena.

Sacramento has a slugging % of .434 and have been called out on strikes 1,073 times, while taking a walk on 399 occasions. They have accrued 549 runs batted in and 1,094 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. The Athletics have accumulated 221 doubles as a team and have knocked 174 balls out of the stadium. They have 566 runs and have an OBP of .320. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 12th in the league.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.89 this season (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,035 hitters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 178 home runs in addition to 661 runs in total (28th in MLB). They have walked 447 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.71 as a squad on the season. Sacramento has yielded 1,098 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 607 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38.

The Athletics have dispatched 396 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 base runners over the course of the season and 30.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 26 saves on the season and have blown 17 of their 43 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 60.5% and have entered the game in 93 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 50 holds over the course of the season (29th in MLB). Athletics pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 126 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have earned a total of 3,352 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 929 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .983 which ranks 26th in the majors, and they have turned 85 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.3% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,056 innings, ranking them 21st in professional baseball.

Perkins (2-2 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.27 while facing 139 batters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 24 hits (6.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 14 walks. His ERA is 4.34 (16 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.145. Perkins has thrown 33 innings and is sitting with 35 punch outs in his pro baseball career.

The Minnesota Twins have earned a team OBP of .309 and a batting average of .238 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 1,028 instances (17th in the league) and have recorded 986 hits. Minnesota has tallied 144 home runs for the season as well as 493 runs batted in. The Twins have a slugging percentage of .396 and they are earning 4.17 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have hit 192 two-baggers, while walking 369 times and putting up 517 runs.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.281 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,045 strikeouts vs 337 walks). They come in at 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,062. They have surrendered 143 dingers and they give up 4.57 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 554 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.24 (515 earned runs conceded).

Minnesota relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 133 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 146 times in high leverage situations in addition to 93 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Twins have 78 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in baseball holding a save rate of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 427 relievers onto the field so far this year. Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 41 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves.

The Minnesota Twins have gotten 69 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .987 (16th in baseball). The Twins have accrued 918 assists, 57 errors and have earned a total of 3,276 putouts on the campaign. In their 9,828 innings played, the Twins have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (25th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Urena has allowed 1,008 base hits and he has 652 strikeouts in 979 frames. He has surrendered a total of 516 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.402 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.79 and he has gone up against 4,243 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Urena (44-77 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.74 earned run average while surrendering 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+120)

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