Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Houston Astros vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Thursday, September 24, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Houston Astros (78-79) are on their way to Sutter Health Park on Thursday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (62-95). The odds on this game have Houston at -196 while Sacramento is priced at +162. The total comes in at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Peter Lambert and Mason Barnett.

Houston has a slugging % of .411 and have been called out on strikes 1,290 times, while being walked on 507 occasions. They have tallied 664 RBI's and 1,267 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is .240. The Astros have accounted for 229 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 212 balls out of the park. They have earned 695 runs and have an OBP of .314. As a unit, the Houston Astros are notching 4.4 runs per outing, which ranks them 18th in MLB.

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The Astros are sitting with a team ERA of 4.50 over the course of the season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,368 batters. Astros pitchers have conceded 201 home runs and 747 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 631 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.56 as a team on the campaign. Houston has allowed 1,237 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 696 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.17 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Astros have sent 510 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 222 base runners over the course of the season with 26.1% of them crossing home plate. The relief pitchers have tallied 86 holds over the course of the season (13th in MLB). Astros bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 147 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 48 saves for the season and have blown 13 of 61 chances to get a save. The Astros relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 78.7% and stepped onto the hill in 149 save situations.

The Houston Astros have notched a total of 4,178 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,156 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .987 which has them ranked 10th in the majors, and have a total of 124 double plays. The Astros have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,534 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 9th in professional baseball.

Lambert has taken the mound for 394 innings and is sitting with 328 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 5.30 (232 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.464. He has surrendered 425 hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) with 152 walks. Lambert (16-29 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.22 while he has gone up against 1,746 batters during his time in the majors.

The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .403 and they average 4.32 runs per game (21st in the league). They have 237 doubles, while walking 505 times as well as putting up 679 runs. Sacramento has recorded 190 HRs over the course of the season and 650 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,332 instances (12th in MLB) and have notched a total of 1,302 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have tallied a team on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a batting average of .245 on the campaign.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.506 and have a FIP of 4.87 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,307 strikeouts vs 614 walks). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,472. They have surrendered 232 dingers and they concede 5.85 runs per 9 innings (29th in baseball). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 900 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.45 (838 earned runs allowed).

With 152 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 83 holds and 28 blown saves. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 66 save opportunities and they have earned 38 saves. Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.5% of 266 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 147 times in high leverage situations in addition to 175 occasions with runners on. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save percentage of 57.6%, and they have sent 537 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 118 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (13th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,195 assists, 75 errors and are sitting with 4,155 putouts for the year. Out of their 12,465 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (29th in baseball).

Barnett (2-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 7.08 ERA and has surrendered 10.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.54 and he has gone up against 309 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.725 and a FIP of 7.0. In his pro baseball career, Barnett has allowed 75 hits while he has totaled 60 strikeouts in 66 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+162)

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