Boston Red Sox vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 7/29/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (44-62) will try to defeat the Boston Red Sox (55-50) at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Boston at -160 while Sacramento is priced at +132. The over/under is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Patrick Sandoval and Jacob Lopez.

The Red Sox have compiled 186 doubles as a unit and have hit 99 baseballs out of the stadium. Boston is slugging .392 and have been called out on strikes 860 times, while drawing a walk on 313 occasions. As a squad, the Boston Red Sox are earning 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 21st in the league. They have amassed 424 runs batted in in addition to 850 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .243. They have accumulated 442 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.02 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.22. Red Sox pitchers have relinquished 106 home runs in addition to 394 total runs (2nd in baseball). Boston has yielded 843 base hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 367 earned runs. The Red Sox have an ERA of 3.55 this season (3rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 896 hitters. They have walked 297 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.75 as a team so far this season.

The Red Sox bullpen have earned a save rate of 74.4% and have come into the game in 108 save situations. They have accumulated 29 saves on the year and have blown 10 of their 39 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 runners this year with 30.0% of those players ended up scoring. Red Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 83 times in addition to having 90 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 325 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The bullpen have tallied 67 holds so far this year (8th in the league).

The Red Sox have converted 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,382 innings, which has them sitting at 17th in pro baseball. The Boston Red Sox have accounted for 2,794 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 897 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .987 which puts them in 10th in professional baseball, and they have turned 72 double plays.

Sandoval (19-45 career mark) has a FIP of 3.93 and he has faced 2,398 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has conceded 529 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 240 walks. His earned run average is 3.99 (244 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.398. Sandoval has taken the hill for 550 innings and has totaled 542 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Sacramento Athletics have tallied an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a batting average of .245 for the year. They have been rung up on 922 occasions (10th in baseball) and have earned a total of 883 hits. Sacramento has a total of 130 home runs this year to go along with 451 runs batted in. The Athletics have a SLG% of .403 and they have an average of 4.43 runs per game (15th in the league). They have hit 161 two-baggers, while taking a walk 367 times as well as putting up 470 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.483 with a FIP of 4.98 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (896 strikeouts vs 419 free passes). They come in at 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 975. They have surrendered 164 homers and they surrender 5.72 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 597 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 5.34 (558 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 60 holds in addition to 20 blown saves. Sacramento has had relief pitchers take the mound in 46 save chances and they have tallied 26 saves. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score rate of 36.7% of 180 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 103 times in high leverage situations in addition to 120 occasions with runners on base. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball with a save rate of 56.5%, and they have dispatched 365 relievers onto the field for the season.

Out of their 8,463 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (28th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 71 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in pro baseball). The Athletics have 791 assists, 46 errors and have a total of 2,821 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Lopez has allowed 168 base hits while tallying 182 strikeouts in 179 innings pitched. He has given up 98 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.417 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and he has faced 801 batters in his pro baseball career. Lopez (13-11 career win-loss record) holds a 4.92 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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