Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/19/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Tuesday, May 19, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (-132) Los Angeles (+110)

The Los Angeles Angels (16-30) are welcoming the Sacramento Athletics (23-22) at Angel Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at -132 while the Angels are sitting at +110. The total is set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jacob Lopez and Reid Detmers.

Sacramento has a slugging % of .402 and have struck out 396 times, while being walked on 169 occasions. They have accounted for 197 RBI's and 390 base knocks so far this year, and their batting average is sitting at .250. The Athletics have accounted for 72 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 51 balls out of the park. They have earned 200 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .327. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are compiling 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB.

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The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.32 on the campaign (21st in the league), and their staff has struck out 362 batters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 58 long balls and 213 runs in total (19th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 190 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a squad this season. Sacramento has conceded 409 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 197 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.91 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.46.

Athletics relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 54 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 36 holds on the campaign (4th in the league). The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 54.2% and have come into the game in 62 save situations. They have earned 13 saves on the year and have missed out on 11 of 24 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 runners so far this year and 30.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Athletics have sent 159 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Athletics have converted 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,696 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in the majors. The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with 1,232 putouts this year, in addition to 362 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which ranks 6th in professional baseball, and have a total of 31 double plays.

Lopez has taken the ball for 155 innings and has accumulated 159 strikeouts thus far in his career. Lopez (11-9 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.57 while he has faced 689 batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.64 (80 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.385. He has conceded 142 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 73 free passes.

Los Angeles has knocked in 52 HRs on the year and 179 runs batted in. They have 65 two-baggers, while getting a free base 173 times and putting up 186 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a team batting average of .227 on the year. The Angels have a team slugging % of .374 and they are earning 3.96 runs per contest (26th in MLB). They have been rung up on 461 instances (1st in MLB) and are sitting with 353 base knocks.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have surrendered 246 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 4.91 (225 earned runs yielded). They have given up 45 homers and they concede 5.37 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 4.34 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (400 strikeouts against 218 bases on balls). They come in at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 380.

With 39 save situations, the Angels have accrued 22 holds and 10 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relievers enter the contest in 15 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.3% out of their 104 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 47 times in high leverage situations and also on 64 occasions with runners on base. They rank 30th in baseball holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 146 relievers to the mound so far this season.

In 3,711 innings on the field, the Angels have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.2% (23rd in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have turned 30 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (24th in baseball). The Angels have recorded 409 assists, 27 errors and have a tally of 1,237 putouts this season.

In his pro baseball career, Detmers has surrendered 478 base hits and he has 551 strikeouts in 498 innings. Detmers (22-35 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.73 ERA and has conceded 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 262 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.355 and a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 2,154 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (+110)

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