Sacramento Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, August 5, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+132) Cincinnati (-160)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (53-58) will play the Sacramento Athletics (45-67) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Athletics at +132 while the Reds are opening at -160. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jacob Lopez and Rhett Lowder.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are knocking in 4.4 runs per contest, which is 19th in the league. They have tallied 487 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .321. The Athletics have hit 173 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 134 balls out of the stadium. They have 468 runs batted in and 934 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is at .245. Sacramento has a slugging rate of .401 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while being walked on 381 occasions.

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The Athletics have an earned run average of 5.42 on the year (29th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 953 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 176 home runs and 641 runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 449 batters and their FIP is 5.00 as a team so far this year. Sacramento has surrendered 1,044 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) and also 599 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 128 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 61 holds this year (13th in MLB). The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 55.1% and have come into the game in 112 save situations. They have accumulated 27 saves this season and have blown 22 of 49 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 192 runners on the year and 38.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have sent 385 relievers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for 2,986 putouts so far this season, in addition to 841 assists and 49 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which is 9th in the majors, and they have turned 78 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,958 innings, ranking them 28th in baseball.

Lopez has pitched in 185 innings and has 190 punch outs in his career. Lopez (13-11 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.74 and he has faced 825 batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.81 (99 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.421. He has conceded 175 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has had 88 walks.

The Reds hold a team slugging percentage of .398 and they average 4.16 runs per game (24th in MLB). They have 167 two-baggers, while getting a free base 407 times as well as scoring 462 runs. Cincinnati has a total of 145 long balls over the course of the season as well as 441 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,057 occasions (3rd in MLB) and have accounted for 855 base knocks. The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated a team OBP of .310 as well as a batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have yielded 525 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.41 (484 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 141 homers and they concede 4.78 runs per 9 innings (21st in the league). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.411 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.76 as a staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.10 (890 strikeouts against 475 free passes). They rank 16th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 919.

They are ranked 19th in the league with a save rate of 59.1%, and they have dispatched 396 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 137 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 109 save situations, the Reds have earned 62 holds and also 18 blown saves. Cincinnati has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 44 save chances and they have recorded 26 saves. Cincinnati bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 27.4% out of 175 inherited runners.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 77 double plays and have a fielding rate of .985 (19th in the majors). The Reds have 900 assists, 60 errors and have 2,964 putouts this year. In 8,892 innings on the diamond, the Reds have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.7% (11th in professional baseball).

In his career, Lowder has conceded 114 hits and he has 92 strikeouts in 113 innings. Lowder (5-9 career mark) is the owner of a 4.29 ERA while conceding 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 54 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.458 and having a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 1.80 and he has faced 504 batters during his career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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