Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Saturday, August 23, 2025

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+220) Seattle (-275)

The Seattle Mariners (68-60) will play the Sacramento Athletics (58-70) at T-Mobile Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Athletics at +220 while the Mariners are coming in at -275. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and George Kirby.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.5 runs/g, which puts them at 12th in baseball. They have earned a total of 566 runs while holding a team OBP of .320. The Athletics have recorded 221 doubles as a squad and have hit 174 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 549 runs batted in as well as 1,094 hits this season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .254. Sacramento has a slugging % of .434 and have struck out 1,073 times, while drawing a walk on 399 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.89 for the year (28th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,035 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 178 home runs and 661 runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 447 batters and their FIP sits at 4.71 as a squad so far this year. Sacramento has allowed 1,098 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 607 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.32 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.38.

The Athletics have dispatched 396 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 base runners so far this year with 30.6% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have recorded 26 saves for the year and have missed out on 17 out of their 43 chances to get a save. The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 60.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 93 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 50 holds for the season (29th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 126 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have turned 69.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 10,056 innings, which has them sitting at 21st in baseball. The New York Yankees have 3,352 putouts this season, as well as 929 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .983 which is 26th in baseball, and they have turned 85 double plays.

Springs has taken the mound for 453 frames and has tallied 473 strikeouts in his MLB career. Springs (33-20 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.60 and he has gone up against 1,905 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 3.65 (184 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.231. He has given up 410 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has 148 walks.

The Seattle Mariners have compiled an on-base percentage of .320 as well as a batting average of .244 for the season. They have struck out on 1,123 instances (3rd in the league) and have a total of 1,046 hits. Seattle has a total of 178 long balls this year as well as 552 RBIs. The Mariners hold a slugging % of .411 and they have an average of 4.57 runs per game (10th in baseball). They have 171 doubles, while taking a walk 425 times and recording 576 runs.

The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.249 with a FIP of 4.08 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (1,075 strikeouts against 377 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 20th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,046. They have relinquished 150 homers and they allow 4.35 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Seattle pitching staff have conceded 550 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.92 (496 earned runs given up).

Seattle has had relief pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they have tallied 33 saves. They rank 15th in MLB with a save percentage of 62.3%, and they have dispatched 423 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 174 times in high leverage situations in addition to 105 occasions with base runners. Seattle relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.5% out of their 113 inherited base runners. With 122 save situations, the Mariners have compiled 69 holds and also 20 blown saves.

In their 10,254 innings played, the Mariners hold a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (10th in pro baseball). The Seattle Mariners have turned 91 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .989 (4th in professional baseball). The Mariners have 1,052 assists, 51 errors and have amassed 3,418 putouts on the season.

In his pro baseball career, Kirby has conceded 578 hits while totaling 578 K's in 600 frames. He has allowed a total of 237 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.108 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 6.64 and he has gone up against 2,447 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Kirby (43-32 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.55 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+220)

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