Sacramento Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals Prediction, 9/3/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs St. Louis Cardinals

Date: Wednesday, September 3, 2025

Location: Busch Stadium in St. Louis, MO

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Midwest

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+102) St. Louis (-122)

Busch Stadium is the location where the St. Louis Cardinals (68-71) will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (64-75) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +102 and the Cardinals are sitting at -122. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Jeffrey Springs and Matthew Liberatore.

The Athletics have recorded 255 doubles as a team and have knocked 190 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento is slugging .434 and have been called out on strikes 1,198 times, while being walked on 439 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.6 runs per game, which is 11th in the league. They have amassed 618 RBI's as well as 1,208 hits for the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .254. They have notched a total of 636 runs while having a team OBP of .319.

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The Athletics have an ERA of 4.82 for the season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,147 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 196 home runs and 719 runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 490 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a team on the campaign. Sacramento has given up 1,201 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 661 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.34 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.37.

The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.8% and have stepped onto the mound in 99 save situations. The relievers have inherited 206 runners on the campaign with 28.6% of those runners crossed home plate. Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on 141 times in addition to having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 436 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 52 holds so far this season (29th in baseball). They have accumulated 30 saves so far this season and have blown 17 of 47 chances to save the game.

The Athletics have converted 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,118 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 18th in the majors. The New York Yankees are sitting with 3,706 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,017 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 90 double plays.

Springs has taken the mound for 464 frames and has accounted for 481 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.64 (188 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.230. He has given up 419 base knocks (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 152 free passes. Springs (33-21 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.59 and he has gone up against 1,949 batters in the major leagues.

St. Louis has tallied 133 long balls for the year as well as 577 RBIs. They have recorded 228 two-baggers, while taking a walk 416 times and scoring 606 runs. The St. Louis Cardinals have accumulated a team OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .247 on the year. The Cardinals have a team slugging percentage of .383 and they average 4.36 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,111 instances (21st in baseball) and have tallied 1,154 base hits.

The Cardinals hold a team WHIP of 1.314 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a staff this year. They sit at 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,223. The St. Louis pitching staff have conceded 647 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.30 (586 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.50 (1,028 strikeouts vs 390 free passes). They have allowed 145 homers and they allow 4.74 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league).

With 135 save situations, the Cardinals have amassed 78 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. St. Louis has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 54 save chances and they have earned 35 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 129 times in high leverage situations and also on 133 occasions with runners on. St. Louis bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.2% of 184 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 8th in the league holding a save rate of 64.8%, and they have dispatched 410 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The St. Louis Cardinals have gotten 107 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (16th in MLB). The Cardinals have 1,334 assists, 70 errors and are sitting with 3,683 putouts this season. In 11,049 innings on the field, the Cardinals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.1% (22nd in the majors).

So far in his career, Liberatore has given up 328 hits while he has tallied 252 punch outs in 313 frames. He has allowed 164 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.383 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has gone up against 1,358 opposing batters during his MLB career. Liberatore (14-23 career mark) has a 4.71 ERA and has conceded 9.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+102)

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