New York Yankees vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, May 31, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-128) Sacramento (+106)

The New York Yankees (34-22) are headed to Sutter Health Park on Sunday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (27-29). The moneyline on this contest has New York at -128 while Sacramento is priced at +106. The total is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Will Warren and Jacob Lopez.

As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 4th in baseball. They have earned a total of 280 runs and have an OBP of .332. The Yankees have tallied 94 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 83 balls out of the stadium. They have 267 runs batted in as well as 445 hits over the course of the season, and their batting average is sitting at .242. New York has a slugging rate of .438 and have been called out on strikes 489 times, while taking a walk on 244 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.16. Yankees pitchers have yielded 43 home runs and 191 total runs (3rd in the league). New York has conceded 403 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) and also 173 earned runs. The Yankees have an ERA of 3.14 for the year (3rd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 483 batters. They have walked 171 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.41 as a team for the season.

The Yankees have sent 180 relievers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 101 runners this season with 28.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have accumulated 34 holds this year (11th in baseball). Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 65 times in addition to having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. They have 14 saves this season and have blown 10 of their 24 chances to save the game. The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 58.3% and stepped onto the hill in 59 save situations.

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 1,489 putouts this year, in addition to 514 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 11th in MLB, and they have turned 38 double plays. The Yankees have turned 71.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,467 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 7th in the majors.

Warren has taken the mound for 243 innings and has earned 265 strikeouts in his MLB career. Warren (15-12 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.70 and he has faced 1,065 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.78 (129 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.374. He has given up 243 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 91 free passes.

The Sacramento Athletics hold an on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .246 this year. They have been called out on strikes on 480 occasions (11th in baseball) and have earned 467 base hits. Sacramento is sitting with 57 long balls so far this year as well as 229 runs batted in. The Athletics have a SLG% of .389 and they tally 4.21 runs per contest (17th in MLB). They have put up 87 two-baggers, while getting a free base 214 times as well as putting up 236 runs.

The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 261 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.36 (242 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 74 homers and they give up 4.71 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.414 and have a FIP of 4.69 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 8.00 (445 strikeouts against 219 free passes). They are currently ranked 26th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 487.

Sacramento relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 28.3% out of their 92 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 62 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Athletics have 40 holds and 11 blown saves. They are currently ranked 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 59.3%, and they have sent 189 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In their 4,497 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (17th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 36 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .989 (6th in the majors). The Athletics have 446 assists, 21 errors and have 1,499 putouts so far this season.

So far in his career, Lopez has given up 155 hits while accumulating 164 punch outs in 163 frames. He has given up a total of 85 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.421 and a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.13 and he has gone up against 729 hitters so far in his MLB career. Lopez (12-9 career win-loss record) has a 4.68 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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