Sacramento Athletics vs New York Yankees Prediction, 4/7/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, April 7, 2026

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

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

The New York Yankees (7-2) will take on the Sacramento Athletics (3-6) at Yankee Stadium on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Athletics at +132 while the Yankees are priced at -160. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Aaron Civale and Cam Schlittler.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which has them at 12th in MLB. They have tallied 40 runs while holding a team OBP of .299. The Athletics have accumulated 12 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 10 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 40 RBI's as well as 69 hits for the year, and their batting average comes in at .228. Sacramento has a slugging % of .373 and have been rung up 99 times, while taking a walk on 31 occasions.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 5.51 over the course of the season (28th in the league), and they have struck out 63 hitters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 10 home runs and also 52 runs in total (27th in MLB). They have walked 58 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 5.50 as a unit for the season. Sacramento has conceded 85 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 49 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 1.09 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.79.

They have compiled 1 save on the year and have missed out on 4 of 5 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 22 runners so far this season and 50.0% of them ended up scoring. Athletics pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 14 times as well as having 12 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 33 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen have 5 holds for the season (15th in the league).

The New York Yankees have notched a total of 240 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 74 assists and 1 error. Their fielding percentage is holding at .997 which ranks 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 8 double plays. The Athletics have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs in their 720 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 19th in baseball.

Civale has pitched in 743 innings and has racked up 668 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Civale (44-44 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.08 and he has faced 3,092 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.14 (342 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.208. He has surrendered 694 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 204 walks.

The Yankees hold a slugging % of .373 and they earn 5.22 runs per outing (6th in the league). They have tallied 13 doubles, while getting a free base 46 times as well as scoring 47 runs. New York has 9 long balls this season to go along with 41 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 88 instances (11th in the league) and have recorded 65 base knocks. The New York Yankees have compiled an on-base percentage of .332 and a team batting average of .223 so far this season.

The Yankees are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.011 with a FIP of 2.40 as a team over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.40 (84 strikeouts vs 22 walks). They sit at 4th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 59. They have given up 2 home runs and they yield 2.47 runs per 9 innings (2nd in the league). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 22 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 2.36 (21 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 15 save situations, the Yankees have 8 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 12 times in high leverage situations and also on 11 occasions with runners on. They are currently ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have sent 34 relievers to the hill for the season.

The New York Yankees have gotten 6 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (14th in pro baseball). The Yankees have accrued 77 assists, 4 errors and have earned a total of 241 putouts so far this season. In 723 innings on the field, the Yankees are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (12th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Schlittler has conceded 61 base hits while he has totaled 99 punch outs in 84 frames. He has conceded a total of 24 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.093 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 342 batters in his pro baseball career. Schlittler (6-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 2.57 ERA and has surrendered 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

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

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