Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/17/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Friday, April 17, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (+162) Sacramento (-196)

The Sacramento Athletics (10-8) will try to defeat the Chicago White Sox (6-12) at Sutter Health Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has the White Sox at +162 and the Athletics are priced at -196. The total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Davis Martin and Aaron Civale.

The White Sox have tallied 17 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 14 baseballs out of the park. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .306 and have struck out 172 times, while taking a walk on 66 occasions. As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are notching 3.2 runs per game, which has them at 28th in baseball. They have 49 runs batted in in addition to 110 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .193. They have racked up 57 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .284.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.73 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. White Sox pitchers have given up 17 long balls and 95 runs in total (26th in the league). Chicago has relinquished 149 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 87 earned runs. The White Sox have an ERA of 5.02 for the year (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 137 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 79 opposing players and their FIP is 4.45 as a squad this season.

The White Sox have sent 67 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 42 base runners this year with 28.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The bullpen have a total of 9 holds for the season (20th in the league). White Sox bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 23 times as well as having 18 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 5 saves so far this year and have not converted 5 of 10 chances to save the game. The White Sox relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 19 save situations.

The Chicago Cubs have accumulated 468 putouts thus far, in addition to 158 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .981 which has them sitting 22nd in professional baseball, and have a total of 12 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,404 innings, which ranks them 24th in baseball.

Martin has taken the hill for 274 innings and has earned 214 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.20 (128 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.310. He has allowed 265 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) with 94 free passes. Martin (12-22 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.14 while he has faced 1,160 hitters in the major leagues.

Sacramento has compiled 17 home runs so far this season to go along with 71 RBIs. They have put up 24 two-baggers, while taking a walk 64 times as well as putting up 72 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have tallied a team OBP of .303 as well as a batting average of .227 on the season. The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .360 and they score 4.00 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 184 occasions (3rd in the league) and have accounted for 136 hits.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.444 and have a FIP of 4.64 as a team this season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (146 strikeouts against 92 free passes). They have a ranking of 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 139. They have conceded 19 homers and they give up 4.44 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 79 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.28 (76 earned runs conceded).

With 29 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 17 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 11 save opportunities and they have walked away with 6 saves. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of their 33 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 27 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on base. They rank 21st in baseball holding a save rate of 54.5%, and they have dispatched 64 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year.

In 1,440 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (6th in baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .995 (1st in baseball). The Athletics have accrued 144 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 480 putouts this year.

Civale (45-44 career record) has earned a 4.10 earned run average while giving up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 3.25 and he has gone up against 3,134 hitters during his career. He has surrendered a total of 343 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.205 and having a FIP of 4.0. In his MLB career, Civale has given up 700 base knocks while tallying 677 K's in 753 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (+162)

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