Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox Prediction, 8/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Boston Red Sox

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: Fenway Park in Boston, MA

TV: NESN

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+126) Boston (-152)

Fenway Park is where the Boston Red Sox (64-51) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (45-71) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +126 while Boston is opening at -152. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are J.T. Ginn and Patrick Sandoval.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.3 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 499 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .317. The Athletics have compiled 176 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 137 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 478 RBI's as well as 957 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .243. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .397 and have been called out on strikes 1,010 times, while drawing a walk on 388 occasions.

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The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.47 for the year (29th in baseball), and they have rung up 989 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 182 long balls and 668 runs (30th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 465 opposing players and their FIP is 4.99 as a team so far this year. Sacramento has given up 1,078 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 624 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

The Athletics have dispatched 399 relievers to the hill for the year. The relievers have inherited 198 base runners so far this season and 38.4% of them crossing home plate. The bullpen have notched 62 holds so far this season (14th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 132 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 27 saves this season and have blown 23 of their 50 chances to save the game. The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save rate of 54.0% and stepped onto the hill in 114 save situations.

The Athletics have converted 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,246 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated 3,082 putouts so far this season, in addition to 862 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 10th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 80 double plays.

Ginn (13-14 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.15 and he has gone up against 1,015 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 217 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 91 free passes. His ERA is 4.21 (112 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.288. Ginn has taken the ball for 239 frames and has accounted for 233 punch outs in his career.

The Boston Red Sox hold an on-base percentage of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .249 on the season. They have been rung up on 942 occasions (21st in MLB) and have a total of 956 hits. Boston has hit 118 HRs on the year as well as 494 RBIs. The Red Sox have a team slugging % of .404 and they average 4.50 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have put up 208 doubles, while getting a free base 355 times and scoring 517 runs.

The Red Sox have a team WHIP of 1.218 with a FIP of 3.68 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.70 (995 strikeouts vs 326 walks). They rank 11th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 923. They have conceded 114 homers and they yield 3.76 runs per 9 innings (1st in the league). The Boston pitching staff have given up 428 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 3.48 (396 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 119 save situations, the Red Sox have tallied 73 holds and 10 blown saves. Boston has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have earned 34 saves. Boston bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 30.2% of 126 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 102 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with base runners. They are currently ranked 2nd in the league with a save rate of 77.3%, and they have dispatched 359 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Boston Red Sox have turned 81 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in baseball). The Red Sox have racked up 1,004 assists, 55 errors and have earned 3,076 putouts on the season. In their 9,228 innings on the field, the Red Sox have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (16th in MLB).

Sandoval (20-45 record in his career) holds a 3.99 earned run average while allowing 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and he has gone up against 2,443 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded a total of 248 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.404 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Sandoval has allowed 540 base knocks while totaling 554 strikeouts in 560 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-152)

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