Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 7/21/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, July 21, 2025

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Texas (-130)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (48-49) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (41-57) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +110 and the Rangers are at -130. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jorge Lopez and Jacob deGrom.

The Athletics have accumulated 158 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 127 balls out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .417 and have struck out 841 times, while being walked on 316 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which has them sitting at 19th in MLB. They have amassed 403 runs batted in in addition to 829 hits on the season, while their team batting average is .249. They are sitting with 417 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .316.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 146 home runs and 551 runs (29th in the league). Sacramento has relinquished 901 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 503 earned runs. The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.20 this year (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 784 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 358 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.89 as a squad so far this year.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 110 times and also have had 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 43 holds this year (24th in baseball). The Athletics relievers have earned a save percentage of 57.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 83 save situations. They have accumulated 23 saves this year and have not converted 17 out of their 40 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 154 base runners for the year with 31.2% of those runners crossed the plate. The Athletics have sent 312 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The Athletics have transformed 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 7,839 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 27th in baseball. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 2,613 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 722 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .981 which has them ranked 27th in MLB, and they have turned 63 double plays.

Lopez (30-43 win-loss record in his career) has earned a FIP of 5.23 while he has gone up against 2,454 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 594 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has 217 walks. His ERA is 5.31 (329 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.455. Lopez has taken the ball for 557 innings and has earned 485 K's during his career.

Texas is sitting with 103 HRs on the year and 377 RBIs. They have tallied 140 doubles, while taking a walk 289 times and scoring 393 runs. The Texas Rangers have accumulated an on-base percentage of .300 as well as a batting average of .232 over the course of the season. The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .376 and they tally 4.05 runs per game (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 799 occasions (16th in baseball) and have earned 755 base hits.

The Rangers are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.168 and have a FIP of 3.66 as a team so far this year. They are currently ranked 4th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 736. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 346 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 3.28 (314 earned runs conceded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (772 strikeouts vs 270 bases on balls). They have conceded 89 home runs and they relinquish 3.62 runs per 9 innings (1st in MLB).

Texas has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 42 save chances and they have recorded 25 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 302 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 112 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with runners on. Texas relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.7% out of their 144 inherited base runners. With 100 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 55 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

In 7,752 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.0% (1st in the majors). The Texas Rangers have gotten 75 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in professional baseball). The Rangers have 867 assists, 31 errors and are sitting with 2,584 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, deGrom has given up 1,129 hits while he has totaled 1,779 punch outs in 1,479 frames. deGrom (93-59 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 2.51 earned run average while surrendering 6.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 412 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 0.988 and having a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.36 and he has gone up against 5,807 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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