Sacramento Athletics vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, May 16, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+172) San Francisco (-210)

The San Francisco Giants (25-19) are hosting the Sacramento Athletics (22-21) at Oracle Park on Friday. The line on this matchup has the Athletics at +172 and the Giants are coming in at -210. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be JP Sears and Logan Webb.

The Athletics have accrued 69 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 57 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been called out on strikes 326 times, while taking a walk on 125 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 14th in MLB. They have accumulated 187 RBI's as well as 387 base knocks for the year, and their average at the plate is .261. They have accounted for 194 runs scored and have an OBP of .319.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.84 for the season (25th in MLB), and they have rung up 347 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 51 home runs and also 228 total runs (27th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 171 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.53 as a team on the year. Sacramento has relinquished 392 base knocks (9.2 per 9 innings) as well as 207 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.47.

The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 65.0% and have come into the game in 46 save situations. The relievers have inherited 75 base runners on the season and 26.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 51 times as well as having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 145 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have accumulated 26 holds over the course of the season (14th in the league). They have recorded 13 saves on the year and have not converted 7 of their 20 chances to get a save.

The Athletics have transformed 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,462 innings on the field, which has them ranked 24th in baseball. The New York Yankees have earned 1,154 putouts thus far, as well as 327 assists and 30 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .980 which is 28th in baseball, and they have turned 24 double plays.

Sears (26-32 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.15 and he has gone up against 1,962 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 442 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 132 walks. His ERA is 4.21 (219 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.226. Sears has taken the hill for 468 innings and has earned 385 K's during his pro baseball career.

The San Francisco Giants have compiled an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .237 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 381 occasions (8th in the league) and have totaled 346 base hits. San Francisco is sitting with 46 long balls so far this season as well as 199 runs batted in. The Giants hold a team SLG% of .386 and they earn 4.75 runs per game (9th in the league). They have 71 two-baggers, while getting a free base 153 times and recording 209 runs.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.251 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a unit so far this season. They come in at 14th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 344. The San Francisco pitching staff have yielded 172 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.56 (153 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (383 strikeouts against 140 bases on balls). They have surrendered 37 homers and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of 48 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations and also on 27 occasions with base runners. With 48 save situations, the Giants have tallied 28 holds and 8 blown saves. They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 132 relievers to the mound so far this year. San Francisco has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 20 save opportunities and they have walked away with 12 saves.

In 3,483 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (19th in baseball). The San Francisco Giants have turned 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in the majors). The Giants have accrued 420 assists, 23 errors and have a tally of 1,161 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Webb has conceded 860 hits while he has totaled 835 K's in 910 innings pitched. He has conceded 341 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.184 and a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 3.83 and he has gone up against 3,716 hitters during his pro baseball career. Webb (59-45 career mark) has earned a 3.37 ERA while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-210)

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