Sacramento Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 9/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Sunday, September 21, 2025

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-132) Pittsburgh (+110)

The Sacramento Athletics (72-81) are on their way to PNC Park on Sunday where they will take on the Pittsburgh Pirates (65-88). The odds on this game have Sacramento at -132 and Pittsburgh is priced at +110. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Luis Morales and Bubba Chandler.

Sacramento is slugging .435 and have struck out 1,321 times, while drawing a walk on 481 occasions. They have amassed 682 runs batted in in addition to 1,340 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .255. The Athletics have compiled 279 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 212 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 705 runs scored and have an OBP of .321. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.6 runs per game, which has them at 12th in baseball.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.72 for the year (27th in the league), and they have struck out 1,254 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 213 long balls and 773 total runs (27th in the league). They have walked 538 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.70 as a squad on the year. Sacramento has allowed 1,310 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 712 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.36.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 154 times and also have had 135 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 62 holds this season (29th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 63.0% and have come into the game in 116 save situations. They have compiled 34 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of 54 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 225 runners for the season with 27.6% of those runners crossed home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 483 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 4,049 putouts on the year, as well as 1,137 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 21st in baseball, and have 103 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 12,147 innings, which ranks them 15th in MLB.

Morales (4-1 career mark) has a FIP of 3.03 and he has faced 154 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 28 base knocks (6.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 14 free passes. His earned run average is 3.08 (13 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.105. Morales has thrown 38 frames and is sitting with 34 K's in his career.

The Pirates hold a team slugging percentage of .347 and they tally 3.56 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have 225 doubles, while walking 505 times as well as scoring 545 runs. Pittsburgh has compiled 108 long balls so far this year and 524 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,342 occasions (7th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,165 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have recorded a team OBP of .304 and a team batting average of .230 for the year.

The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.233 in addition to having a FIP of 3.90 as a pitching staff on the year. They sit at 9th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,210. The Pittsburgh pitching staff have surrendered 626 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.88 (581 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (1,225 strikeouts against 454 walks). They have given up 145 HR's and they allow 4.18 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Pittsburgh has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have converted 33 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in MLB with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have sent 479 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 148 times in high leverage situations in addition to 137 occasions with runners on base. Pittsburgh bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of their 211 inherited base runners. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Pirates have accrued 66 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

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

So far in his MLB career, Chandler has surrendered 20 base hits while he has accumulated 19 punch outs in 20 frames. Chandler (2-1 mark in his career) has a 5.79 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 13 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.188 and having a FIP of 5.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.75 and he has faced 86 batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (-132)

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