Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Wednesday, May 20, 2026

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network West

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

The Sacramento Athletics (23-22) are headed to Angel Stadium on Wednesday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (16-30). The moneyline on this matchup has Sacramento at -130 while Los Angeles is coming in at +110. The total has been set at 9. The starting pitchers are Aaron Civale and Jack Kochanowicz.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 16th in the league. They have earned 200 runs and have an OBP of .327. The Athletics have accumulated 72 two-baggers as a team and have hit 51 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 197 runs batted in in addition to 390 base knocks so far this year, while their batting average is at .250. Sacramento owns a slugging percentage of .402 and have been rung up 396 times, while drawing a walk on 169 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.91 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.46. Athletics pitchers have yielded 58 long balls and 213 runs in total (19th in the league). Sacramento has relinquished 409 base knocks (9.0 per 9 innings) in addition to 197 earned runs. The Athletics have compiled a team ERA of 4.32 for the year (21st in baseball), and the staff has struck out 362 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 190 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a team on the season.

The Athletics have dispatched 159 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The relievers have inherited 82 runners this season with 30.5% of them crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 36 holds this season (4th in MLB). Athletics bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 54 times in addition to having 58 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 13 saves on the season and have blown 11 out of their 24 chances to get a save. The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 54.2% and have entered the game in 62 save situations.

The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with 1,232 putouts so far this season, in addition to 362 assists and 17 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .989 which ranks 6th in professional baseball, and have earned 31 double plays. The Athletics have turned 69.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,696 innings, ranking them 21st in MLB.

Civale has taken the ball for 784 innings and has racked up 700 strikeouts so far in his career. Civale (48-45 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 and he has faced 3,275 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.06 (354 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.221. He has surrendered 741 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 217 walks.

The Angels have a team SLG% of .374 and they are earning 3.96 runs per game (26th in the league). They have put up 65 two-baggers, while taking a walk 173 times as well as scoring 186 runs. Los Angeles is sitting with 52 home runs on the season and 179 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 461 occasions (1st in the league) and have totaled 353 hits. The Los Angeles Angels are sitting with an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a team batting average of .227 on the campaign.

The Angels hold a team WHIP of 1.451 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.34 as a squad on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.70 (400 strikeouts vs 218 free passes). They are sitting at 19th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 380. They have given up 45 homers and they concede 5.37 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 246 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.91 (225 earned runs relinquished).

Los Angeles relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.3% out of 104 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 47 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Angels have earned 22 holds and 10 blown saves. They rank 30th in MLB holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have sent 146 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the season.

In their 3,711 innings played, the Angels have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (23rd in pro baseball). The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 30 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in MLB). The Angels have accrued 409 assists, 27 errors and have earned a total of 1,237 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Kochanowicz has allowed 249 base knocks while he has accumulated 131 punch outs in 227 innings pitched. He has conceded 139 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.505 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.4. His K/BB ratio is 1.41 and he has gone up against 1,005 batters in his pro baseball career. Kochanowicz (7-20 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.51 earned run average and has surrendered 9.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (-130)

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