Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 7/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Location: George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network Sun

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+102) Tampa Bay (-122)

The Tampa Bay Rays (47-38) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (35-52) at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +102 while the Rays are at -122. The total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Mitch Spence and Ryan Pepiot.

Sacramento has a slugging rate of .407 and have been rung up 718 times, while drawing a walk on 282 occasions. They have 348 RBI's as well as 735 hits this year, while their team batting average sits at .248. The Athletics have tallied 135 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 105 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 360 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are knocking in 4.1 runs per outing, which ranks them 21st in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.48. Athletics pitchers have allowed 125 home runs and 500 runs (29th in the league). Sacramento has allowed 815 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 460 earned runs. The Athletics have a team earned run average of 5.38 on the campaign (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 686 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 327 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.88 as a unit for the season.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 100 times and also have had 88 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have tallied 38 holds for the year (26th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 54.3% and stepped onto the hill in 73 save situations. They have earned 19 saves on the season and have blown 16 out of their 35 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 145 base runners so far this year and 31.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Athletics have dispatched 279 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Athletics have transformed 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,930 innings, ranking them 27th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 2,310 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 635 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 57 double plays.

Spence has pitched in 214 frames and has earned 181 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Spence (10-13 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.30 while he has gone up against 925 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.37 (104 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.363. He has given up 227 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 65 free passes.

Tampa Bay has knocked in 94 home runs on the campaign as well as 386 RBIs. They have 130 doubles, while getting a free base 258 times and racking up 407 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays hold an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .259 on the year. The Rays have a team slugging percentage of .409 and they tally 4.79 runs per game (7th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 707 instances (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 742 base knocks.

The Rays have a team WHIP of 1.192 in addition to having a FIP of 4.21 as a unit on the season. They are currently ranked 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 673. The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 338 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.74 (316 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (691 strikeouts against 233 free passes). They have allowed 110 home runs and they relinquish 4.00 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB).

Tampa Bay has had relief pitchers enter the game in 30 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB holding a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have sent 269 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 75 times in high leverage situations in addition to 61 occasions with runners on. Tampa Bay bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 37.0% out of 92 inherited base runners. With 80 save situations, the Rays have accrued 49 holds and 11 blown saves.

In 6,843 innings played, the Rays are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (5th in baseball). The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 88 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (10th in the majors). The Rays have recorded 786 assists, 40 errors and have accounted for 2,281 putouts over the course of the season.

In his career, Pepiot has allowed 236 hits while totaling 314 punch outs in 304 frames. Pepiot (18-15 mark in his career) holds a 3.31 ERA while allowing 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 112 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.137 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.85 and he has faced 1,246 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+102)

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