Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, August 24, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (-145) Sacramento (+125)

The Sacramento Athletics (50-80) will try to defeat the Minnesota Twins (63-67) at Sutter Health Park on Monday. The odds on this game have the Twins at -145 and the Athletics are sitting at +125. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers are Zebby Matthews and Jeffrey Springs.

Minnesota is slugging .405 and have been rung up 1,045 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions. They have earned 571 RBI's as well as 1,074 hits this year, and their average at the plate sits at .245. The Twins have earned 212 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 150 baseballs out of the park. They have 599 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .319. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are recording 4.6 runs per game, which is 9th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.38. Twins pitchers have given up 149 home runs in addition to 646 runs (27th in the league). Minnesota has relinquished 1,110 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 592 earned runs. The Twins have a team earned run average of 4.65 this season (26th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,076 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 473 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.27 as a team so far this year.

Twins pitchers have come into the game with players on base 124 times as well as having 141 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 87 holds on the season (4th in MLB). The Twins relievers have recorded a save rate of 71.2% and stepped onto the hill in 143 save situations. They have accumulated 37 saves for the year and have missed out on 15 of 52 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 base runners over the course of the season and 36.1% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Twins have dispatched 432 relievers to the mound for the year.

The Twins have transformed 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,320 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in MLB. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for 3,440 putouts so far this season, as well as 991 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which has them sitting 12th in baseball, and they have turned 89 double plays.

Matthews (13-18 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 5.49 while going up against 941 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 243 base knocks (10.3 hits per nine innings) with 66 walks. His earned run average is 5.57 (132 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.449. Matthews has taken the mound for 213 innings and has totaled 212 punch outs during his MLB career.

The Athletics hold a slugging % of .399 and they tally 4.32 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have 200 two-baggers, while walking 434 times and racking up 561 runs. Sacramento has 154 home runs so far this year as well as 536 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,104 occasions (11th in MLB) and have a total of 1,074 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have an OBP of .318 and a batting average of .244 on the campaign.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.506 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.93 as a team this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.50 (1,091 strikeouts against 516 free passes). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,214. They have relinquished 198 homers and they yield 5.87 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 749 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.48 (700 earned runs surrendered).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of 218 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with runners on. With 131 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 71 holds and 26 blown saves. They sit at 27th in the league with a save rate of 54.4%, and they have dispatched 445 relief pitchers onto the field for the year.

In their 10,341 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in pro baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 95 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Athletics have racked up 976 assists, 63 errors and have 3,447 putouts so far this season.

Springs (37-34 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.10 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and he has gone up against 2,537 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up 272 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and a FIP of 4.0. During his career, Springs has conceded 561 base knocks while earning 586 strikeouts in 597 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (+125)

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