Sacramento Athletics vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Friday, July 24, 2026

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+120) Minnesota (-144)

The Sacramento Athletics (43-59) are on their way to Target Field on Friday where they will take on the Minnesota Twins (50-53). The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +120 while the Twins are sitting at -144. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Jacob Lopez and Zebby Matthews.

The Athletics have earned 156 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 127 baseballs out of the stadium. Sacramento is slugging .408 and have been called out on strikes 888 times, while being walked on 357 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which has them at 14th in baseball. They have accrued 439 RBI's in addition to 862 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .248. They have earned a total of 458 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .324.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 5.39 this season (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 870 hitters. Athletics pitchers have given up 163 home runs and 580 runs (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 404 players from the other team and their FIP is 5.02 as a team for the year. Sacramento has surrendered 949 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 543 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.49.

The Athletics have dispatched 351 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 171 runners this season with 36.3% of them ended up scoring. The bullpen have recorded 57 holds on the campaign (12th in baseball). Athletics pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 115 times in addition to having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 25 saves on the year and have blown 19 of their 44 chances to save the game. The Athletics relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.8% and have come into the game in 103 save situations.

The Athletics have transformed 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 8,157 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. The Sacramento Athletics have 2,719 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 764 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .988 which has them sitting 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 67 double plays.

Lopez (12-11 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.98 and he has faced 780 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 167 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 82 free passes. His ERA is 5.06 (98 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.429. Lopez has taken the ball for 174 innings and has accumulated 178 punch outs in his career.

Minnesota has recorded 126 long balls so far this year to go along with 472 runs batted in. They have 169 doubles, while taking a walk 338 times and recording 495 runs. The Minnesota Twins have accounted for an on-base percentage of .321 in addition to a batting average of .248 for the year. The Twins have a team SLG% of .413 and they are scoring 4.81 runs per outing (7th in the league). They have been rung up on 844 occasions (18th in the league) and have notched a total of 861 hits.

The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.401 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.40 (848 strikeouts vs 372 free passes). They sit at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 897. They have yielded 125 homers and they relinquish 5.23 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Minnesota pitching staff have allowed 527 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.77 (480 earned runs relinquished).

They are ranked 9th in baseball holding a save percentage of 70.0%, and they have sent 336 relievers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 104 times in high leverage situations and on 105 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Twins have earned 64 holds and also 12 blown saves. Minnesota has had relief pitchers enter the game in 40 save chances and they have walked away with 28 saves. Minnesota relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.8% out of 159 inherited runners.

The Minnesota Twins have turned 70 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Twins have 765 assists, 53 errors and have earned a total of 2,719 putouts on the campaign. In 8,157 innings played, the Twins have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (26th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Matthews has surrendered 218 base knocks while totaling 189 strikeouts in 187 frames. He has surrendered a total of 119 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.465 and having a FIP of 5.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.38 and he has faced 828 opposing hitters in his MLB career. Matthews (10-17 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.73 earned run average and has given up 10.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+120)

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