Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/31/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 31, 2025

Location: Sutter Health Park in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

Sutter Health Park is where the Sacramento Athletics (63-72) will play the Texas Rangers (68-67) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Rangers at -145 and the Athletics are sitting at +125. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Jacob deGrom and J.T. Ginn.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.2 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. They have a total of 573 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. The Rangers have tallied 206 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 149 balls out of the park. They have amassed 551 RBI's as well as 1,069 hits this season, and their average at the plate sits at .236. Texas owns a slugging percentage of .386 and have been called out on strikes 1,103 times, while being walked on 407 occasions.

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The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.42 on the campaign (1st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,116 hitters. Rangers pitchers have relinquished 143 long balls and 493 runs in total (1st in MLB). They have walked 400 batters and their FIP is 3.92 as a squad on the season. Texas has conceded 1,010 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 456 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.18.

Rangers pitchers have come into the game with runners on 138 times and also have had 150 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 69 holds on the year (21st in baseball). The Rangers relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 54.5% and have come into the game in 129 save situations. They have compiled 30 saves for the season and have missed out on 25 out of their 55 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 199 base runners this season with 31.2% of them crossed home plate. The Rangers have sent 423 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Texas Rangers have amassed 3,595 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,152 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which ranks 1st in pro baseball, and have 106 double plays. The Rangers have turned 72.4% of balls in play into outs out of 10,785 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in professional baseball.

deGrom has taken the hill for 1,512 innings and has earned 1,821 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.55 (428 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.988. He has given up 1,154 base knocks (6.9 hits per nine innings) with 340 walks. deGrom (94-63 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 2.51 and he has faced 5,939 batters in the major leagues.

The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .433 and they earn 4.55 runs per outing (12th in the league). They have hit 242 two-baggers, while walking 430 times as well as recording 614 runs. Sacramento has tallied 185 home runs so far this season to go along with 596 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,167 instances (8th in the league) and have notched a total of 1,171 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .253 over the course of the season.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.365 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.68 as a squad on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (1,113 strikeouts vs 479 walks). They come in at 23rd in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,158. They have relinquished 189 HR's and they give up 5.20 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 693 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.78 (637 earned runs yielded).

Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 47 save chances and they have tallied 30 saves. They are ranked 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.8%, and they have dispatched 424 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 137 occasions with base runners. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.8% of 198 inherited runners. Sitting with 98 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 51 holds in addition to 17 blown saves.

Out of their 10,794 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.7% (17th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 88 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in MLB). The Athletics have racked up 989 assists, 74 errors and have accounted for 3,598 putouts for the season.

So far in his career, Ginn has given up 105 hits while he has accumulated 103 strikeouts in 99 innings. Ginn (3-6 career mark) has a 4.72 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 52 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.362 and a FIP of 4.7. His K/BB ratio is 3.43 and he has faced 424 hitters so far in his career.

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

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

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