Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/29/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, August 29, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-145) Sacramento (+125)

The Texas Rangers (68-67) are hitting the road to Sutter Health Park on Friday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (63-72). The odds on this game have the Rangers at -145 and the Athletics are sitting at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jack Leiter and Jeffrey Springs.

The Rangers have hit 206 doubles as a team and have hit 149 baseballs out of the park. Texas is slugging .386 and have been rung up 1,103 times, while being walked on 407 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 22nd in the league. They have 551 runs batted in in addition to 1,069 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .236. They have accounted for 573 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .305.

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The Rangers have an earned run average of 3.42 so far this season (1st in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,116 hitters. Rangers pitchers have given up 143 home runs and 493 runs (1st in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 400 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit over the course of the season. Texas has relinquished 1,010 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) as well as 456 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.79 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18.

The Rangers relievers have recorded a save rate of 54.5% and have stepped onto the mound in 129 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 199 runners on the year and 31.2% of those runners ended up scoring. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 138 times in addition to having 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 423 relievers to the hill this year. The relievers have earned 69 holds on the campaign (21st in the league). They have compiled 30 saves so far this season and have missed out on 25 out of their 55 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers are sitting with 3,595 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,152 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which ranks 1st in the majors, and have earned 106 double plays. The Rangers have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs in their 10,785 innings, which has them sitting 1st in pro baseball.

Leiter has thrown 150 innings and has 142 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.03 (84 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.416. He has allowed 139 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 74 walks. Leiter (8-10 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.95 and he has faced 670 hitters in the majors.

Sacramento has tallied 185 long balls over the course of the season as well as 596 RBIs. They have put up 242 two-baggers, while walking 430 times and scoring 614 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .253 this season. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .433 and they average 4.55 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have been rung up on 1,167 occasions (6th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,171 hits.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.365 with a FIP of 4.68 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They have a ranking of 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,158. The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 693 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.78 (637 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.40 (1,113 strikeouts against 479 walks). They have given up 189 dingers and they relinquish 5.20 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.8% of 198 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 119 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 51 holds and 17 blown saves. They are ranked 11th in the league with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have sent 424 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 47 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 88 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in the majors). The Athletics have 989 assists, 74 errors and have accumulated 3,598 putouts this year. Out of their 10,794 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Springs has surrendered 412 base knocks while he has earned 476 K's in 458 frames. Springs (33-20 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.63 earned run average and has surrendered 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 185 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.17 and he has gone up against 1,925 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+125)

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