Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Monday, June 30, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+106) Tampa Bay (-128)

The Sacramento Athletics (33-50) are on their way to George M. Steinbrenner Field on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (46-35). The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +106 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -128. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jorge Lopez and Drew Rasmussen.

The Athletics have earned 131 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 101 balls out of the stadium. Sacramento has a slugging % of .410 and have struck out 683 times, while being walked on 264 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.1 runs/g, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have tallied 331 RBI's as well as 709 base knocks this season, and their team batting average is sitting at .250. They have accounted for 342 runs and have an OBP of .317.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.14 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49. Athletics pitchers have allowed 119 home runs and also 481 runs (29th in the league). Sacramento has conceded 791 base knocks (9.7 per 9 innings) as well as 446 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.45 on the year (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 656 batters. They have walked 307 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.84 as a squad on the season.

The Athletics have sent 269 relievers to the hill for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 138 runners for the season with 32.6% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 17 saves for the season and have blown 16 out of their 33 save chances. The Athletics relievers have recorded a save rate of 51.5% and have come into the game in 71 save situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 38 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 95 times as well as having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have transformed 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of 6,624 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,208 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 612 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which has them sitting 26th in MLB, and have 53 double plays.

Lopez has taken the mound for 557 frames and has earned 485 K's during his career. His ERA is 5.31 (329 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.455. He has given up 594 hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) with 217 walks. Lopez (30-43 career record) sits with a FIP of 5.23 and he has faced 2,454 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 87 home runs for the season to go along with 362 runs batted in. They have tallied 129 two-baggers, while getting a free base 247 times and notching 383 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have recorded an on-base percentage of .323 in addition to a team batting average of .257 on the campaign. The Rays hold a slugging % of .406 and they are scoring 4.73 runs per game (6th in the league). They have been rung up on 681 occasions (13th in baseball) and have a total of 702 base knocks.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have allowed 302 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 3.50 (282 earned runs given up). They have given up 103 HR's and they give up 3.74 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league). The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.164 with a FIP of 4.14 as a unit for the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (659 strikeouts vs 219 walks). They are currently ranked 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 626.

Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.3% out of their 81 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 71 times in high leverage situations and also on 55 occasions with runners on base. With 79 save situations, the Rays have tallied 49 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 13th in the league with a save rate of 65.5%, and they have sent 255 relievers to the hill for the year. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 29 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 87 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in baseball). The Rays have accrued 754 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 2,179 putouts over the course of the season. In 6,537 innings on the diamond, the Rays are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (2nd in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Rasmussen has surrendered 317 base knocks while he has totaled 373 strikeouts in 394 innings pitched. He has conceded 125 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.063 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.66 and he has gone up against 1,578 batters so far in his MLB career. Rasmussen (27-17 career record) is the owner of a 2.85 earned run average and has given up 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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