Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+150) Tampa Bay (-182)

George M. Steinbrenner Field is the location where the Tampa Bay Rays (47-37) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (34-52) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Sacramento at +150 while Tampa Bay is coming in at -182. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jeffrey Springs and Shane Baz.

The Athletics have tallied 133 two-baggers as a team and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento is slugging .406 and have struck out 708 times, while drawing a walk on 279 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.1 runs per outing, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have accumulated 342 RBI's and 725 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .248. They have 354 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .316.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.42 this season (29th in MLB), and they have struck out 679 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 124 long balls in addition to 496 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 325 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.89 as a team on the campaign. Sacramento has surrendered 807 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 458 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Athletics have dispatched 275 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 142 base runners for the year and 31.7% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 18 saves for the year and have blown 16 of their 34 save chances. The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 52.9% and have come into the game in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have 38 holds over the course of the season (26th in the league). Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 98 times in addition to having 85 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have a tally of 2,283 putouts so far this season, as well as 626 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays. The Athletics have turned 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,849 innings, which has them ranked 27th in baseball.

Springs has thrown 405 innings and has earned 434 punch outs in his career. His ERA is 3.60 (162 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.246. He has surrendered 367 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 138 walks. Springs (29-18 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.54 while facing 1,710 hitters in the majors.

The Rays have a team SLG% of .409 and they earn 4.80 runs per game (6th in MLB). They have put up 130 doubles, while taking a walk 256 times as well as scoring 403 runs. Tampa Bay has a total of 93 long balls for the year as well as 382 RBIs. They have been rung up on 700 occasions (14th in baseball) and have earned a total of 734 hits. The Tampa Bay Rays hold a team OBP of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .259 for the season.

The Rays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.190 in addition to having a FIP of 4.22 as a squad this year. They are currently ranked 12th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 664. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have conceded 332 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.71 (310 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (681 strikeouts vs 230 walks). They have relinquished 109 homers and they concede 3.98 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball).

Tampa Bay has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 30 save chances and they have converted 19 saves. They sit at 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 264 bullpen pitchers onto the field this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations and on 60 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.8% out of 90 inherited base runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Rays have amassed 49 holds and also 11 blown saves.

In 6,762 innings played, the Rays have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in professional baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 87 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in baseball). The Rays have 775 assists, 40 errors and have earned 2,254 putouts so far this year.

Baz (15-8 career mark) has earned a 3.83 earned run average and has surrendered 7.3 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 864 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.160 and having a FIP of 3.8. So far in his career, Baz has conceded 169 hits while tallying 203 strikeouts in 209 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+150)

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