Tampa Bay Rays vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-182) Sacramento (+150)

The Sacramento Athletics (53-67) host the Tampa Bay Rays (57-62) at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -182 while Sacramento is priced at +150. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Shane Baz and Jorge Lopez.

The Rays have recorded 177 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 131 baseballs out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging % of .399 and have struck out 1,011 times, while drawing a walk on 350 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are scoring 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 12th in baseball. They have accumulated 501 runs batted in as well as 1,003 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .250. They have accounted for 531 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .314.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.22. Rays pitchers have surrendered 153 long balls and also 491 total runs (12th in MLB). Tampa Bay has relinquished 940 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and 457 earned runs. The Rays are sitting with a team ERA of 3.91 over the course of the season (16th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,004 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 343 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.21 as a team on the campaign.

The Rays have sent 372 relief pitchers to the mound on the year. The relievers have inherited 123 runners for the year with 35.0% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 25 saves on the season and have blown 21 of their 46 save opportunities. The Rays relief pitchers have a save percentage of 54.3% and have come into the game in 113 save situations. The relief pitchers have 66 holds over the course of the season (17th in MLB). Rays relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 84 times and also have had 113 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have turned 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,474 innings, ranking them 9th in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with 3,158 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,059 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which ranks 10th in baseball, and have accumulated 113 double plays.

Baz has taken the hill for 247 frames and has totaled 250 punch outs during his MLB career. Baz (15-13 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.12 while he has gone up against 1,031 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.19 (115 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.218. He has given up 214 base knocks (7.8 hits per nine innings) with 87 free passes.

Sacramento has 163 home runs so far this year and 517 runs batted in. They have recorded 211 doubles, while taking a walk 377 times and putting up 532 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have earned a team on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .254 on the campaign. The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .432 and they are earning 4.43 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,027 occasions (8th in baseball) and have totaled 1,043 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.382 in addition to having a FIP of 4.74 as a team on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (970 strikeouts against 424 walks). They rank 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,044. They have given up 170 dingers and they relinquish 5.34 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 630 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.91 (579 earned runs yielded).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.4% out of their 171 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 102 times in high leverage situations and on 121 occasions with base runners. With 89 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 47 holds and also 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 373 relievers to the hill for the year. Sacramento has called on relievers to take the mound in 42 save opportunities and they have tallied 25 saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (26th in pro baseball). The Athletics have accrued 888 assists, 71 errors and have 3,187 putouts on the season. In their 9,561 innings played, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (20th in MLB).

So far in his career, Lopez has given up 594 hits while he has totaled 485 strikeouts in 557 innings pitched. He has surrendered 329 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.455 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and he has gone up against 2,454 batters in his career. Lopez (30-43 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.31 earned run average while allowing 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-182)

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