Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

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

Globe Life Field is the location where the Texas Rangers (15-14) will go up against the Sacramento Athletics (15-14) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has Sacramento at +106 and Texas is at -128. The betting total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Luis Severino and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have notched a total of 123 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312. The Athletics have accounted for 46 doubles as a squad and have hit 38 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 117 RBI's and 248 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate comes in at .252. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .424 and have struck out 211 times, while being walked on 87 occasions.

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The Athletics have a team earned run average of 4.34 for the year (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 235 batters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 34 home runs and also 144 total runs (26th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 113 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.42 as a team on the year. Sacramento has allowed 257 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 125 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43.

The Athletics bullpen have a save percentage of 76.9% and have entered the game in 30 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 47 base runners on the season with 23.4% of them crossed home plate. Athletics pitchers have come into the game with runners on 31 times as well as having 27 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 95 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 17 holds this year (16th in baseball). They have 10 saves for the season and have not converted 3 of 13 chances to save the game.

The Athletics have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,331 innings on the field, which has them sitting 24th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have amassed 777 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 220 assists and 25 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .976 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and have accumulated 16 double plays.

Severino has thrown 947 innings and has accumulated 978 K's so far in his career. Severino (66-47 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 3,941 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.80 (400 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.193. He has allowed 843 base hits (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 287 free passes.

Texas has compiled 30 home runs on the season to go along with 85 RBIs. They have notched 42 doubles, while getting a free base 60 times as well as earning 87 runs. The Texas Rangers have compiled an on-base percentage of .275 as well as a batting average of .224 so far this season. The Rangers hold a team slugging % of .373 and they tally 3.00 runs per contest (30th in MLB). They have been rung up on 232 instances (18th in the league) and have 207 base knocks.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.123 in addition to having a FIP of 3.32 as a team this season. They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 208. The Texas pitching staff have yielded 103 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 3.18 (89 earned runs conceded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.40 (235 strikeouts against 75 bases on balls). They have allowed 21 HR's and they allow 3.68 runs per 9 innings (5th in MLB).

With 40 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 26 holds and 4 blown saves. Texas has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 14 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 29 times in high leverage situations and on 25 occasions with runners on base. Texas relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.4% out of 41 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 13th in baseball with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have dispatched 93 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 2,268 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (9th in the majors). The Texas Rangers have turned 21 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Rangers have racked up 254 assists, 15 errors and have notched a total of 756 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Eovaldi has conceded 1,595 base hits while he has accumulated 1,396 punch outs in 1,608 frames. He has allowed 720 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.12 and he has gone up against 6,768 hitters in his pro baseball career. Eovaldi (93-83 career record) is the owner of a 4.03 earned run average and has surrendered 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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