Sacramento Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/21/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

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

The Arizona Diamondbacks (51-48) will go up against the Sacramento Athletics (42-57) at Chase Field on Tuesday. The line on this contest has Sacramento at +106 while Arizona is at -128. The total is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Jack Perkins and Merrill Kelly.

The Athletics have recorded 154 two-baggers as a team and have hit 122 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento is slugging .405 and have been called out on strikes 867 times, while being walked on 350 occasions. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are knocking in 4.5 runs/g, which has them sitting at 15th in MLB. They have compiled 425 runs batted in as well as 828 hits so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .246. They have earned a total of 443 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323.

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The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.33 so far this season (29th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 847 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 156 long balls and 557 total runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 387 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.97 as a team for the season. Sacramento has given up 915 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 521 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.19 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48.

Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 109 times in addition to having 96 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 56 holds for the year (12th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and have come into the game in 100 save situations. They have tallied 24 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 18 out of their 42 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 163 base runners on the season and 35.6% of those players ended up scoring. The Athletics have sent 339 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Athletics have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,920 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in the majors. The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with 2,640 putouts on the year, in addition to 744 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which ranks 6th in professional baseball, and have 64 double plays.

Perkins has taken the hill for 95 frames and has totaled 109 strikeouts in his MLB career. Perkins (5-7 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.76 and he has faced 425 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 5.85 (62 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.342. He has allowed 87 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 41 free passes.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a team on-base percentage of .308 as well as a batting average of .237 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 725 occasions (28th in MLB) and are sitting with 781 base hits. Arizona has recorded 93 HRs over the course of the season as well as 413 RBIs. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .387 and they are earning 4.37 runs per game (17th in MLB). They have hit 168 two-baggers, while taking a walk 316 times and scoring 433 runs.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.281 in addition to having a FIP of 4.43 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 6.90 (674 strikeouts against 288 walks). They rank 22nd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 832. They have relinquished 118 homers and they allow 4.57 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have allowed 444 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.21 (409 earned runs conceded).

With 95 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accrued 58 holds and 10 blown saves. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 36 save chances and they have walked away with 26 saves. Arizona relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.2% of 130 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 107 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. They rank 7th in the league with a save percentage of 72.2%, and they have dispatched 329 relievers onto the field so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 83 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Diamondbacks have recorded 875 assists, 36 errors and have earned 2,624 putouts for the season. Out of their 7,872 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.4% (6th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Kelly has allowed 1,014 hits and he has 973 K's in 1,106 innings. Kelly (72-61 mark in his career) has a 3.90 earned run average while allowing 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 479 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 4,575 batters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona (-128)

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