San Diego Padres vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (-144) Sacramento (+120)

Sutter Health Park is where the Sacramento Athletics (4-6) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (8-2) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have San Diego at -144 while Sacramento is sitting at +120. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Dylan Cease and Jeffrey Springs.

As a team, the San Diego Padres are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 12th in MLB. They have earned a total of 46 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .358. The Padres have tallied 16 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 8 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 42 runs batted in as well as 92 base knocks for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .285. San Diego has a slugging percentage of .409 and have been called out on strikes 63 times, while being walked on 36 occasions.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 2.76 on the campaign (3rd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 90 batters. Padres pitchers have allowed 8 long balls and also 28 runs in total (2nd in MLB). They have walked 44 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.86 as a squad so far this year. San Diego has relinquished 56 base hits (5.7 per 9 innings) and 27 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.14.

The Padres have sent 37 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 17 base runners for the season and 29.4% of them crossed the plate. They have recorded 5 saves this season and have missed out on 0 of their 5 save opportunities. The Padres relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 100.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. The relievers have a total of 6 holds on the campaign (19th in baseball). Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 10 times and also have had 12 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Padres have turned 76.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 792 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors. The San Diego Padres have 264 putouts on the year, as well as 71 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 7 double plays.

Cease has pitched in 857 innings and has tallied 1,030 punch outs during his career. Cease (58-46 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.69 while he has faced 3,625 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.75 (357 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.250. He has given up 710 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 362 walks.

Sacramento has accounted for 16 HRs on the campaign to go along with 39 RBIs. They have 11 doubles, while walking 33 times as well as scoring 41 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .307 in addition to a batting average of .238 so far this season. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .410 and they are recording 4.10 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 76 occasions (21st in MLB) and have tallied 82 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 62 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.66 (56 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 14 long balls and they relinquish 6.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.607 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.85 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.60 (95 strikeouts against 48 free passes). They rank 29th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 95.

Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 41.2% out of their 17 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 12 times in high leverage situations and on 12 occasions with runners on base. With 12 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 6 holds and 3 blown saves. They are ranked 22nd in the league with a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have sent 34 relievers to the mound on the campaign. Sacramento has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 6 save chances and they have recorded 3 saves.

In their 801 innings played, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (27th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 7 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (21st in professional baseball). The Athletics have 68 assists, 6 errors and have earned a total of 267 putouts so far this season.

Springs (24-13 record in his career) has a 3.41 earned run average while giving up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has faced 1,360 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has surrendered 122 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.254 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Springs has surrendered 295 hits while he has totaled 371 punch outs in 322 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (-144)

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