Sacramento Athletics vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/5/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-275) Washington (+220)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (44-67) will attempt to beat the Sacramento Athletics (49-65) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at -275 while the Nationals are sitting at +220. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Luis Severino and MacKenzie Gore.

Sacramento has a slugging % of .427 and have struck out 972 times, while being walked on 353 occasions. They have recorded 478 RBI's as well as 977 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is at .251. The Athletics have tallied 195 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 153 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 493 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .316. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 18th in MLB.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 5.01 so far this year (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 912 hitters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 165 home runs and also 613 runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 407 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.81 as a squad for the year. Sacramento has yielded 1,015 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 562 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Athletics have dispatched 356 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 runners on the season with 31.5% of them ended up scoring. They have recorded 25 saves for the season and have missed out on 17 of their 42 chances to save the game. The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 59.5% and have come into the game in 89 save situations. The relievers have 47 holds this season (27th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 117 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Athletics have converted 69.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,090 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. The New York Yankees have earned 3,030 putouts this season, in addition to 847 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which is 27th in the majors, and they have turned 80 double plays.

Severino has taken the ball for 1,039 frames and has accumulated 1,047 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.94 (455 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.216. He has surrendered 947 base hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 317 walks. Severino (70-55 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.88 and he has faced 4,356 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .244 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 870 occasions (26th in the league) and have totaled 908 base hits. Washington has knocked in 106 long balls on the year to go along with 458 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .387 and they score 4.30 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have recorded 181 doubles, while taking a walk 324 times as well as putting up 477 runs.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.435 and have a FIP of 4.51 as a squad on the campaign. They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,028. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 611 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.32 (576 earned runs given up). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (837 strikeouts against 371 free passes). They have conceded 133 homers and they concede 5.64 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

With 80 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 44 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. Washington has had relievers enter the game in 35 save chances and they have come away with 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 116 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.7% of 199 inherited base runners. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 389 relief pitchers onto the field on the season.

In 8,778 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (29th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 86 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 945 assists, 60 errors and have a total of 2,926 putouts so far this year.

During his pro baseball career, Gore has allowed 485 base knocks while he has accumulated 552 strikeouts in 495 innings. Gore (25-37 career mark) holds a 4.11 ERA while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 226 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.391 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.71 and he has faced 2,138 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (-275)

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