Sacramento Athletics vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-152) Washington (+126)

The Sacramento Athletics (49-65) are traveling to Nationals Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Nationals (44-67). The odds on this game have the Athletics at -152 while the Nationals are at +126. The over/under is 9. The starting pitchers will be Jeffrey Springs and Mitchell Parker.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in MLB. They have 493 runs while having a team OBP of .316. The Athletics have tallied 195 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 153 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned 478 runs batted in in addition to 977 hits this year, and their batting average is sitting at .251. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .427 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while drawing a walk on 353 occasions.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 5.01 for the year (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 912 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 165 home runs and 613 runs (29th in the league). They have walked 407 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.81 as a team on the season. Sacramento has given up 1,015 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) as well as 562 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Athletics have sent 356 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 165 runners on the year and 31.5% of them crossed home plate. They have recorded 25 saves this year and have blown 17 of 42 chances to get a save. The Athletics bullpen have earned a save rate of 59.5% and have entered the game in 89 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 47 holds for the year (27th in baseball). Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 117 times in addition to having 100 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Yankees have accumulated 3,030 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 847 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .983 which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 80 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,090 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball.

Springs has thrown 439 frames and is sitting with 461 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 3.57 (174 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.225. He has given up 394 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 144 walks. Springs (33-19 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.51 and he has gone up against 1,843 hitters during his time in the majors.

Washington has compiled 106 home runs so far this season and 458 runs batted in. They have 181 two-baggers, while taking a walk 324 times and scoring 477 runs. The Washington Nationals have compiled an on-base percentage of .310 and a team batting average of .244 on the campaign. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .387 and they are scoring 4.30 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 870 occasions (27th in the league) and have recorded 908 base hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.435 in addition to having a FIP of 4.51 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They rank 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,028. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 611 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.32 (576 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (837 strikeouts vs 371 walks). They have conceded 133 home runs and they allow 5.64 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 40.7% out of 199 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 84 times in high leverage situations and on 116 occasions with runners on. With 80 save situations, the Nationals have 44 holds and 14 blown saves. They rank 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 389 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 35 save chances and they have walked away with 21 saves.

In 8,778 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (29th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 86 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (22nd in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 945 assists, 60 errors and have earned 2,926 putouts this year.

In his pro baseball career, Parker has surrendered 284 hits while tallying 210 strikeouts in 268 innings. He has surrendered 142 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.380 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.44 and he has gone up against 1,169 hitters during his MLB career. Parker (14-21 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.77 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (-152)

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