Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 5/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) Baltimore (-130)

The Sacramento Athletics (19-18) are en route to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Saturday where they will go up against the Baltimore Orioles (17-21). The moneyline on this game has Sacramento at +110 and Baltimore is coming in at -130. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Aaron Civale and Shane Baz.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.5 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have racked up 165 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .327. The Athletics have earned 58 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 43 balls out of the stadium. They have 162 runs batted in and 317 hits on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .251. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .407 and have been rung up 320 times, while taking a walk on 140 occasions.

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The Athletics have compiled a team earned run average of 4.57 for the year (22nd in baseball), and they have struck out 291 batters. Athletics pitchers have yielded 47 home runs and also 175 runs in total (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 161 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.83 as a team on the season. Sacramento has conceded 321 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 168 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.81 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46.

Athletics pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 46 times in addition to having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 25 holds this season (7th in MLB). The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 52.4% and have come into the game in 48 save situations. They have earned 11 saves this year and have not converted 10 out of their 21 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 70 base runners on the campaign with 31.4% of those players crossing home plate. The Athletics have dispatched 125 relievers to the mound this year.

The Sacramento Athletics have 992 putouts thus far, in addition to 280 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .994 which has them ranked 2nd in MLB, and they have turned 27 double plays. The Athletics have transformed 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of 2,976 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 14th in pro baseball.

Civale has taken the ball for 774 frames and has 692 punch outs in his MLB career. Civale (46-45 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.03 while he has gone up against 3,230 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.09 (352 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.217. He has surrendered 729 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 213 free passes.

The Baltimore Orioles have tallied a team OBP of .321 in addition to a team batting average of .235 for the year. They have struck out on 348 occasions (6th in MLB) and have tallied 296 base hits. Baltimore has accumulated 40 HRs so far this year to go along with 171 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging % of .387 and they have an average of 4.58 runs per contest (11th in the league). They have put up 65 doubles, while getting a free base 154 times as well as notching 174 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have given up 211 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.83 (180 earned runs relinquished). They have given up 48 dingers and they allow 5.67 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.477 with a FIP of 4.55 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.30 (310 strikeouts against 142 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 353.

Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 15.7% out of 51 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 36 occasions with runners on base. With 40 save situations, the Orioles have amassed 24 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. They sit at 5th in baseball with a save rate of 73.3%, and they have sent 135 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 32 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in MLB). The Orioles have 326 assists, 26 errors and have amassed 1,006 putouts so far this year. In 3,018 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.9% (29th in pro baseball).

During his MLB career, Baz has conceded 293 base knocks while he has totaled 326 K's in 325 frames. He has given up 157 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.267 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.74 and he has gone up against 1,372 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Baz (18-20 record in his career) has earned a 4.35 earned run average and has given up 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-130)

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