Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Friday, August 22, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+125) Seattle (-150)

The Sacramento Athletics (58-70) are on their way to T-Mobile Park on Friday where they will take on the Seattle Mariners (68-60). The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +125 and Seattle opens at -150. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Jeffrey Springs and Bryan Woo.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.5 runs per contest, which is 12th in MLB. They have accumulated 566 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .320. The Athletics have recorded 221 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 174 balls out of the park. They have 549 runs batted in as well as 1,094 hits for the year, while their team batting average sits at .254. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .434 and have been called out on strikes 1,073 times, while taking a walk on 399 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.89 for the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,035 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 178 home runs and 661 runs in total (28th in the league). They have walked 447 batters and their FIP is 4.71 as a unit on the year. Sacramento has allowed 1,098 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 607 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 126 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 50 holds for the season (29th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 60.5% and have entered the game in 93 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves on the campaign and have blown 17 of their 43 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 180 base runners for the year with 30.6% of them crossed the plate. The Athletics have sent 396 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Athletics have transformed 69.3% of balls in play into outs out of 10,056 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 21st in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have amassed 3,352 putouts so far this season, as well as 929 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 26th in the majors, and have earned 85 double plays.

Springs has taken the ball for 453 frames and has racked up 473 strikeouts in his career. His ERA is 3.65 (184 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.231. He has surrendered 410 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 148 walks. Springs (33-20 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.60 and he has gone up against 1,905 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Seattle Mariners have tallied an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a batting average of .244 so far this season. They have been rung up on 1,123 occasions (3rd in the league) and are sitting with 1,046 base hits. Seattle has accumulated 178 long balls on the season as well as 552 RBIs. The Mariners have a team slugging percentage of .411 and they score 4.57 runs per contest (10th in MLB). They have 171 two-baggers, while taking a walk 425 times as well as scoring 576 runs.

The Seattle pitching staff have given up 550 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 3.92 (496 earned runs given up). They have conceded 150 long balls and they yield 4.35 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Mariners have a WHIP of 1.249 and have a FIP of 4.08 as a pitching staff on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.50 (1,075 strikeouts vs 377 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,046.

Seattle relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of 113 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 174 times in high leverage situations in addition to 105 occasions with runners on. With 122 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 69 holds and also 20 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 62.3%, and they have sent 423 relievers onto the field on the season. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have earned 33 saves.

In their 10,254 innings played, the Mariners have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (10th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have gotten 91 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Mariners have recorded 1,052 assists, 51 errors and have earned a total of 3,418 putouts on the season.

Woo (23-15 career win-loss mark) holds a 3.27 ERA while conceding 7.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.82 and he has gone up against 1,443 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 131 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.003 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.2. In his MLB career, Woo has given up 290 base hits while earning 347 K's in 361 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+125)

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