Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Friday, May 8, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Baltimore (-144)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (17-20) will compete against the Sacramento Athletics (18-18) on Friday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at +120 while the Orioles are priced at -144. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jacob Lopez and Kyle Bradish.

As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.3 runs per game, which has them at 17th in the league. They have a total of 153 runs while holding a team OBP of .325. The Athletics have hit 57 doubles as a unit and have knocked 39 baseballs out of the stadium. They have amassed 150 RBI's as well as 304 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .248. Sacramento owns a slugging percentage of .397 and have been called out on strikes 313 times, while taking a walk on 135 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.67 this season (24th in the league), and they have rung up 282 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs in addition to 174 total runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 160 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.89 as a team on the campaign. Sacramento has surrendered 315 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and 167 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.76 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 52.4% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations. They have accumulated 11 saves on the season and have missed out on 10 out of their 21 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 70 runners for the season and 31.4% of those players crossing home plate. Athletics bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 46 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 124 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen have racked up 25 holds for the year (6th in baseball).

The Athletics have transformed 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,895 innings on the field, which ranks them 15th in the majors. The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with 965 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 266 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .994 which has them ranked 2nd in baseball, and have earned 25 double plays.

Lopez (10-9 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.64 while he has faced 645 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 135 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 68 walks. His ERA is 4.71 (76 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.399. Lopez has pitched in 145 innings and has 152 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Baltimore Orioles have a team OBP of .320 as well as a batting average of .234 so far this season. They have been rung up on 340 instances (7th in the league) and have recorded 287 base hits. Baltimore has a total of 40 HRs on the campaign to go along with 168 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .389 and they average 4.62 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have 63 doubles, while walking 151 times and earning 171 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have conceded 207 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.88 (177 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 47 dingers and they concede 5.71 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Orioles hold a team WHIP of 1.490 and have a FIP of 4.53 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.40 (306 strikeouts against 139 walks). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 347.

They sit at 4th in MLB with a save percentage of 73.3%, and they have sent 131 relievers to the hill this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 38 times in high leverage situations and on 36 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 40 save situations, the Orioles have earned 24 holds and 4 blown saves. Baltimore has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 15 save opportunities and they have converted 11 saves. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 15.7% out of 51 inherited base runners.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 31 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in pro baseball). The Orioles have racked up 321 assists, 25 errors and have a total of 980 putouts over the course of the season. In their 2,940 innings played, the Orioles have earned a efficiency on defense of 66.6% (29th in the majors).

In his career, Bradish has given up 342 base knocks while he has tallied 414 K's in 391 innings. He has conceded a total of 157 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.222 and a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.04 and he has gone up against 1,626 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Bradish (20-19 career record) has a 3.61 earned run average while allowing 7.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+120)

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