Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros Prediction, 8/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Houston Astros

Date: Sunday, August 23, 2026

Location: Daikin Park in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

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

The Sacramento Athletics (49-79) are traveling to Daikin Park on Sunday where they will meet the Houston Astros (64-64). The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at +106 while the Astros are sitting at -128. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Jack Perkins and Cristian Javier.

Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,087 times, while taking a walk on 424 occasions. They have earned 533 runs batted in in addition to 1,061 hits this season, and their batting average is at .244. The Athletics have tallied 199 doubles as a team and have knocked 153 balls out of the stadium. They have 557 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 20th in MLB.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.10 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.51. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 197 home runs and 742 runs (30th in baseball). Sacramento has allowed 1,199 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 693 earned runs. The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.51 over the course of the season (30th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,071 batters. They have walked 511 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.98 as a team this year.

The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save rate of 53.6% and have come into the game in 129 save situations. They have recorded 30 saves on the year and have blown 26 out of their 56 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 217 base runners for the season and 37.8% of those players crossing home plate. Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 145 times as well as having 122 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 439 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have accumulated 70 holds over the course of the season (12th in baseball).

The Athletics have transformed 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,188 innings, which has them sitting 28th in baseball. The Sacramento Athletics have 3,396 putouts thus far, in addition to 964 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .986 which is 14th in baseball, and have 93 double plays.

Perkins (5-11 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 6.04 while he has gone up against 548 opposing batters in the majors. He has given up 120 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 51 free passes. His earned run average is 6.13 (84 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.387. Perkins has taken the hill for 123 frames and is sitting with 135 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Astros hold a team SLG% of .410 and they have an average of 4.55 runs per game (11th in MLB). They have tallied 187 doubles, while walking 425 times as well as earning 583 runs. Houston has accounted for 170 long balls this season as well as 554 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,042 occasions (19th in the league) and have a total of 1,043 base hits. The Houston Astros are sitting with an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The Astros are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.365 and have a FIP of 4.66 as a unit for the year. They sit at 12th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,024. The Houston pitching staff have conceded 629 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.66 (588 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (1,116 strikeouts vs 527 bases on balls). They have allowed 170 long balls and they surrender 4.98 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball).

They are currently ranked 1st in the league with a save rate of 83.0%, and they have sent 413 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and also on 115 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 111 save situations, the Astros have earned 62 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Houston has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 47 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves. Houston relievers hold an inherited score rate of 27.6% out of 170 inherited runners.

In 10,227 innings on the diamond, the Astros are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (9th in baseball). The Houston Astros have turned 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Astros have accrued 939 assists, 58 errors and have notched a total of 3,409 putouts over the course of the season.

In his pro baseball career, Javier has allowed 441 hits while tallying 628 punch outs in 574 innings. He has allowed a total of 245 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.179 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has gone up against 2,384 hitters so far in his MLB career. Javier (36-26 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA and has allowed 6.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston (-128)

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