Sacramento Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 6/28/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Saturday, June 28, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+126) New York (-152)

The Sacramento Athletics (33-49) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the New York Yankees (46-34). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +126 while the Yankees are priced at -152. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be JP Sears and Clarke Schmidt.

The Athletics have accrued 131 doubles as a unit and have hit 101 balls out of the park. Sacramento owns a slugging percentage of .413 and have struck out 678 times, while taking a walk on 262 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in baseball. They have amassed 331 RBI's and 706 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is .252. They have accumulated 342 runs scored and hold an OBP of .318.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.49. Athletics pitchers have allowed 117 long balls and 473 runs in total (29th in MLB). Sacramento has given up 779 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) and 438 earned runs. The Athletics have an ERA of 5.41 this season (29th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 651 hitters. They have walked 305 batters and their FIP is 4.83 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 51.5% and have come into the game in 71 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 base runners on the campaign and 32.6% of those players ended up scoring. Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 95 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 267 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have recorded 38 holds on the year (25th in the league). They have recorded 17 saves so far this year and have blown 16 out of their 33 save chances.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,184 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 601 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them ranked 25th in pro baseball, and they have turned 52 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,552 innings, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball.

Sears has taken the ball for 504 frames and has 412 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.54 (254 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.264. He has allowed 493 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 144 walks. Sears (27-37 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.47 and he has faced 2,132 opposing batters in the majors.

New York has tallied 121 long balls this season as well as 391 runs batted in. They have 141 two-baggers, while walking 313 times and putting up 407 runs. The New York Yankees have accumulated a team OBP of .336 and a batting average of .255 for the year. The Yankees have a team slugging % of .450 and they are earning 5.09 runs per game (4th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 717 occasions (5th in the league) and have accounted for 694 base hits.

The New York pitching staff have conceded 297 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.47 (274 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 77 dingers and they surrender 3.76 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB). The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.176 and have a FIP of 3.60 as a unit this year. Their K/BB ratio is 9.30 (737 strikeouts vs 257 walks). They rank 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 578.

Sitting with 74 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 43 holds and 8 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to enter the game in 30 save opportunities and they have come away with 22 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 79 times in high leverage situations and also on 85 occasions with runners on base. New York relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 22.7% out of 132 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 257 relievers to the hill on the year.

In their 6,396 innings on the diamond, the Yankees hold a defensive efficiency of 71.7% (5th in MLB). The New York Yankees have turned 49 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (8th in professional baseball). The Yankees have recorded 675 assists, 35 errors and have amassed 2,132 putouts during this campaign.

Schmidt (23-23 career record) holds a 3.76 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and he has gone up against 1,631 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded 160 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.270 and having a FIP of 3.7. So far in his career, Schmidt has given up 352 hits while he has totaled 376 punch outs in 383 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+126)

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