Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-122) Sacramento (+102)

The Seattle Mariners (20-13) are hitting the road to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (19-16). The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -122 and the Athletics are at +102. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Emerson Hancock and Jeffrey Springs.

Seattle is slugging .420 and have struck out 279 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions. They have accumulated 160 runs batted in and 273 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .245. The Mariners have recorded 43 doubles as a unit and have smacked 49 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 168 runs scored and have an OBP of .339. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 5.1 runs per outing, which is 6th in MLB.

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The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.72 on the campaign (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 273 batters. Mariners pitchers have relinquished 30 home runs and also 139 runs in total (11th in MLB). They have walked 112 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.73 as a unit this season. Seattle has yielded 275 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 124 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Mariners bullpen have earned a save rate of 75.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 36 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 26 runners for the season with 30.8% of those runners ended up scoring. Mariners pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 26 times in addition to having 42 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 118 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have 20 holds so far this season (17th in the league). They have accumulated 12 saves this season and have blown 4 of 16 save opportunities.

The Mariners have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 2,703 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. The San Francisco Giants have earned a total of 901 putouts this year, as well as 306 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .989 which ranks 3rd in the majors, and have a total of 25 double plays.

Hancock has taken the ball for 89 frames and has totaled 60 K's during his MLB career. Hancock (5-5 record in his career) has a FIP of 5.06 while he has faced 395 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.13 (51 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.432. He has conceded 101 hits (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 27 walks.

The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for a team OBP of .315 and a batting average of .254 on the campaign. They have struck out on 260 occasions (27th in MLB) and have notched a total of 303 base hits. Sacramento has compiled 45 home runs over the course of the season and 143 runs batted in. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .421 and they average 4.29 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have hit 52 doubles, while walking 106 times and scoring 150 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.407 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a team over the course of the season. They sit at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 304. The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 172 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.42 (153 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (279 strikeouts vs 134 walks). They have allowed 37 home runs and they concede 4.97 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save opportunities and they have earned 12 saves. They are currently ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 115 relief pitchers onto the diamond this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 37 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with runners on. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 22.8% of 57 inherited base runners. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

Out of their 2,805 innings on the field, the Athletics have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (21st in the majors). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 20 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .978 (28th in MLB). The Athletics have racked up 278 assists, 27 errors and have 935 putouts on the campaign.

Thus far in his career, Springs has allowed 319 hits while earning 387 K's in 347 innings. Springs (27-15 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.55 ERA and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 137 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.267 and having a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has faced 1,473 hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+102)

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