Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, April 5, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

Sutter Health Park is the site where the Sacramento Athletics (1-5) will compete against the Houston Astros (5-2) on Sunday. The line on this contest has Houston at -196 while Sacramento is at +162. The over/under is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Lance McCullers Jr. and Jacob Lopez.

As a squad, the Houston Astros are notching 6.4 runs/g, which has them at 2nd in MLB. They are sitting with 45 runs and have an on-base percentage of .366. The Astros have accumulated 19 two-baggers as a team and have hit 9 balls out of the park. They have amassed 39 RBI's and 63 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .268. Houston has a slugging percentage of .464 and have been called out on strikes 58 times, while drawing a walk on 32 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.33. Astros pitchers have yielded 12 home runs in addition to 32 runs in total (25th in MLB). Houston has conceded 48 base hits (6.9 per 9 innings) and 32 earned runs. The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 4.57 for the season (25th in the league), and they have rung up 84 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 36 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.86 as a unit on the season.

Astros pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 7 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have accumulated 3 holds for the year (16th in the league). The relief pitchers have inherited 11 runners so far this season and 18.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Astros have dispatched 21 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Astros have turned 72.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 567 innings on the field, which has them sitting 7th in pro baseball. The Detroit Tigers have accounted for 189 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 51 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding rate sits at 1.000 which puts them in 2nd in professional baseball, and have 8 double plays.

McCullers has taken the ball for 781 innings and is sitting with 870 K's during his pro baseball career. McCullers (52-37 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.62 and he has faced 3,315 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.68 (319 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.286. He has allowed 668 base hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 336 walks.

The Sacramento Athletics have an OBP of .224 and a batting average of .177 on the season. They have been rung up on 74 instances (2nd in the league) and have tallied 35 hits. Sacramento has knocked in 6 home runs on the year and 17 runs batted in. The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .303 and they average 2.83 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have notched 7 two-baggers, while taking a walk 12 times and earning 17 runs.

The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.519 in addition to having a FIP of 4.71 as a squad this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 6.40 (37 strikeouts against 29 bases on balls). They are sitting at 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 50. They have conceded 5 homers and they allow 4.67 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 27 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.33 (25 earned runs surrendered).

Their relievers have taken the field 8 times in high leverage situations and on 9 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 21 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

In their 468 innings played, the Athletics are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.1% (11th in the majors). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 4 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .995 (7th in professional baseball). The Athletics have recorded 49 assists, 1 error and have earned 156 putouts for the year.

During his career, Lopez has surrendered 106 base hits and he has 129 strikeouts in 119 innings. Lopez (8-8 career win-loss record) has a 4.31 ERA while allowing 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 57 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.318 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has gone up against 521 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Houston (-196)

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