Sacramento Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Saturday, September 20, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

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

PNC Park is where the Pittsburgh Pirates (65-88) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (71-81) on Saturday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at -144 while the Pirates open at +120. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Luis Morales and Bubba Chandler.

The Athletics have hit 277 doubles as a unit and have knocked 211 baseballs out of the stadium. Sacramento is slugging .436 and have been called out on strikes 1,311 times, while taking a walk on 479 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which is 12th in baseball. They have 679 runs batted in and 1,332 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .255. They have accounted for 700 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers have given up 211 home runs and also 770 total runs (27th in the league). Sacramento has surrendered 1,303 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 709 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.73 this year (27th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,247 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 537 hitters and their FIP is 4.70 as a squad on the campaign.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 154 times in addition to having 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 61 holds on the campaign (29th in the league). The Athletics relievers have compiled a save rate of 62.3% and have come into the game in 114 save situations. They have recorded 33 saves on the season and have missed out on 20 out of their 53 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 225 runners so far this year with 27.6% of those runners ended up scoring. The Athletics have sent 481 relievers to the mound this year.

The New York Yankees have earned 4,049 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,137 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 21st in the majors, and have a total of 103 double plays. The Athletics have converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,147 innings on the field, which has them sitting 15th in professional baseball.

Morales has taken the hill for 38 innings and has tallied 34 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.08 (13 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.105. He has given up 28 base hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has 14 free passes. Morales (4-1 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.03 while he has gone up against 154 batters in the major leagues.

Pittsburgh has 108 long balls on the season and 524 RBIs. They have put up 225 doubles, while getting a free base 505 times and notching 545 runs. The Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a team OBP of .305 in addition to a batting average of .230 on the year. The Pirates hold a slugging % of .347 and they score 3.56 runs per game (30th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 1,342 instances (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,166 base hits.

The Pirates have a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff for the year. They sit at 9th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,210. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 626 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (581 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.20 (1,225 strikeouts against 454 bases on balls). They have relinquished 145 dingers and they allow 4.18 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

Sitting with 125 save situations, the Pirates have earned 66 holds and 24 blown saves. Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with runners on. Pittsburgh relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 36.5% of 211 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 24th in baseball with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 479 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Pittsburgh Pirates have gotten 112 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Pirates have racked up 1,263 assists, 75 errors and have a tally of 4,049 putouts this season. In 12,147 innings played, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (9th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Chandler has allowed 20 hits while accumulating 19 punch outs in 20 innings. He has allowed a total of 13 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.188 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.75 and he has gone up against 86 hitters thus far in his career. Chandler (2-1 career mark) has earned a 5.79 ERA while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-144)

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