Boston Red Sox vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 7/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Boston Red Sox (54-50) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (44-61). The line on this contest has the Red Sox at -160 while the Athletics are at +132. The total is 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Jake Bennett and Gage Jump.

As a team, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have 438 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .314. The Red Sox have compiled 183 two-baggers as a team and have hit 98 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 420 runs batted in in addition to 845 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .244. Boston has a slugging percentage of .392 and have been called out on strikes 854 times, while being walked on 309 occasions.

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The Red Sox have compiled a team ERA of 3.56 so far this season (3rd in the league), and their staff has struck out 883 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have surrendered 104 home runs and also 392 runs in total (2nd in the league). They have walked 296 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a team this season. Boston has allowed 837 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 365 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.23.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 73.7% and have come into the game in 104 save situations. They have tallied 28 saves for the season and have blown 10 of 38 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 120 runners for the year and 30.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Red Sox relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 83 times as well as having 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have dispatched 321 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 64 holds over the course of the season (9th in the league).

The Boston Red Sox have 2,767 putouts on the year, as well as 886 assists and 46 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .988 which ranks 9th in the majors, and they have turned 72 double plays. The Red Sox have turned 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,301 innings, which has them sitting 17th in baseball.

Bennett (6-3 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 2.55 and he has gone up against 229 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 47 hits (7.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 9 walks. His earned run average is 2.59 (17 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 0.948. Bennett has taken the hill for 59 frames and has totaled 42 K's thus far in his career.

The Athletics hold a slugging percentage of .404 and they are scoring 4.46 runs per game (15th in baseball). They have recorded 161 doubles, while getting a free base 366 times and notching 468 runs. Sacramento has compiled 128 home runs for the season and 449 runs batted in. They have struck out on 909 occasions (10th in MLB) and have totaled 878 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .246 on the season.

The Athletics are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.487 in addition to having a FIP of 4.98 as a staff so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (890 strikeouts vs 415 free passes). They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 970. They have conceded 163 homers and they relinquish 5.73 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 593 runs for the year while having an ERA of 5.35 (554 earned runs given up).

They are ranked 23rd in the league with a save rate of 57.8%, and they have dispatched 361 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 102 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 60 holds and also 19 blown saves. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 45 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score rate of 36.0% of 178 inherited runners.

In their 8,382 innings on the field, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (28th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (10th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 786 assists, 46 errors and have earned a total of 2,794 putouts so far this year.

In his MLB career, Jump has allowed 60 base hits while accumulating 61 punch outs in 57 innings. Jump (3-6 career mark) has earned a 4.42 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 28 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.421 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.90 and he has gone up against 245 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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