Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Twins vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, August 25, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (51-80) will take on the Minnesota Twins (63-68) at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has Minnesota at -145 and Sacramento is sitting at +125. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Taj Bradley and Gage Jump.

The Twins have accumulated 213 two-baggers as a team and have hit 151 balls out of the park. Minnesota is slugging .405 and have struck out 1,051 times, while drawing a walk on 422 occasions. As a team, the Minnesota Twins are notching 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in MLB. They have accumulated 572 RBI's and 1,080 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is at .245. They have accounted for 600 runs scored and hold an OBP of .319.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.39. Twins pitchers have yielded 152 home runs in addition to 654 runs in total (27th in baseball). Minnesota has surrendered 1,119 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 598 earned runs. The Twins have an ERA of 4.66 for the season (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,081 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 481 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.32 as a team this season.

The Twins have sent 436 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 182 base runners this season and 36.8% of them crossing home plate. The bullpen have racked up 87 holds so far this season (4th in MLB). Twins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 125 times in addition to having 142 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 37 saves for the season and have blown 15 of 52 chances to save the game. The Twins bullpen have compiled a save rate of 71.2% and have come into the game in 143 save situations.

The Minnesota Twins have a tally of 3,464 putouts this season, in addition to 1,000 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and have earned 89 double plays. The Twins have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,392 innings, which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball.

Bradley has taken the hill for 525 innings and has earned 568 K's during his MLB career. Bradley (28-32 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.54 while he has faced 2,242 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.61 (269 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.296. He has given up 477 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 204 walks.

Sacramento has tallied 156 long balls on the year as well as 543 RBIs. They have hit 202 doubles, while getting a free base 437 times and putting up 568 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .318 and a team batting average of .244 on the year. The Athletics have a team SLG% of .400 and they score 4.34 runs per game (20th in the league). They have struck out on 1,120 instances (10th in baseball) and have totaled 1,084 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 755 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 5.47 (704 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 200 dingers and they relinquish 5.87 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.506 in addition to having a FIP of 4.94 as a team for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (1,101 strikeouts against 522 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,222.

They are currently ranked 26th in MLB with a save rate of 55.2%, and they have dispatched 449 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations and on 146 occasions with runners on base. With 134 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 73 holds and 26 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relievers to take the mound in 58 save opportunities and they have come away with 32 saves. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.6% out of their 218 inherited runners.

In 10,422 innings on the field, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in the majors). The Athletics have accrued 982 assists, 64 errors and have notched a total of 3,474 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Jump has allowed 84 base hits while he has totaled 88 strikeouts in 82 innings pitched. Jump (5-8 career win-loss record) has a 4.83 earned run average and has allowed 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 44 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.512 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and he has faced 361 opposing hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota (-145)

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