Sacramento Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 5/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+132) Toronto (-160)

The Sacramento Athletics (23-33) are hitting the road to Rogers Centre on Saturday where they will play the Toronto Blue Jays (27-28). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +132 while the Blue Jays are coming in at -160. The over/under comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Gunnar Hoglund and Jose Urena.

The Athletics have hit 91 two-baggers as a team and have hit 69 balls out of the park. Sacramento is slugging .417 and have been called out on strikes 440 times, while drawing a walk on 176 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which is 17th in baseball. They have accumulated 226 runs batted in in addition to 490 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .255. They are sitting with 235 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .319.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Athletics pitchers have yielded 80 home runs and 324 runs (29th in MLB). Sacramento has given up 524 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 299 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.39 on the campaign (28th in the league), and they have rung up 456 hitters. They have walked 217 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.81 as a team on the year.

The Athletics bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 53.8% and have come into the game in 54 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 94 base runners on the year and 27.7% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 67 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 191 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have recorded 28 holds so far this year (25th in MLB). They have compiled 14 saves so far this year and have not converted 12 of 26 chances to save the game.

The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of 4,494 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in professional baseball. The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,498 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 411 assists and 33 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which puts them in 24th in professional baseball, and have a total of 30 double plays.

Hoglund has thrown 26 frames and has accumulated 22 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 5.17 (15 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.418. He has allowed 28 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 9 walks. Hoglund (1-2 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.09 and he has gone up against 112 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Toronto is sitting with 47 home runs so far this year as well as 200 RBIs. They have put up 90 two-baggers, while taking a walk 186 times and notching 209 runs. The Toronto Blue Jays have a team OBP of .317 and a batting average of .244 for the year. The Blue Jays have a team SLG% of .372 and they score 3.80 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have been rung up on 398 occasions (29th in MLB) and have tallied 448 base hits.

The Toronto pitching staff have conceded 235 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.00 (218 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 76 long balls and they relinquish 4.31 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The Blue Jays are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.197 in addition to having a FIP of 4.17 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.10 (495 strikeouts vs 157 walks). They sit at 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 430.

Toronto has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 27 save opportunities and they have converted 17 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 184 relievers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 49 times in high leverage situations and also on 58 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 23.1% out of their 78 inherited runners. Sitting with 57 save situations, the Blue Jays have amassed 30 holds and also 10 blown saves.

The Toronto Blue Jays have turned 35 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in baseball). The Blue Jays have recorded 420 assists, 26 errors and have amassed 1,472 putouts this year. Out of their 4,416 innings played, the Blue Jays have earned a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (9th in the majors).

In his MLB career, Urena has given up 993 hits while accumulating 641 punch outs in 961 innings pitched. Urena (44-77 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.79 ERA while allowing 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 512 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.406 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 1.79 and he has gone up against 4,172 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (-160)

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