Sacramento Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 5/5/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

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

The Philadelphia Phillies (14-20) will play the Sacramento Athletics (18-16) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +110 while the Phillies are coming in at -130. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Luis Severino and Cristopher Sanchez.

Sacramento is slugging .405 and have struck out 293 times, while taking a walk on 127 occasions. They have accrued 146 RBI's in addition to 293 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .252. The Athletics have accrued 55 two-baggers as a team and have hit 38 balls out of the stadium. They have a total of 149 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are earning 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in MLB.

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The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.53 on the season (22nd in MLB), and they have rung up 270 hitters. Athletics pitchers have allowed 42 long balls in addition to 159 total runs (20th in MLB). They have walked 156 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.86 as a squad for the season. Sacramento has given up 289 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 154 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 1.73 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46.

Athletics relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 43 times and also have had 48 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 24 holds on the year (8th in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 55.0% and have come into the game in 46 save situations. They have compiled 11 saves this season and have blown 9 of 20 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 66 base runners so far this season and 28.8% of them crossing home plate. The Athletics have sent 118 relievers to the mound this season.

The Sacramento Athletics have a total of 917 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 251 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .994 which is 1st in MLB, and they have turned 25 double plays. The Athletics have turned 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,751 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 8th in professional baseball.

Severino has thrown 1,110 innings and is sitting with 1,113 strikeouts so far in his career. Severino (75-57 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.88 while he has gone up against 4,650 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.94 (486 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.221. He has given up 1,007 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 348 free passes.

The Philadelphia Phillies have recorded an on-base percentage of .299 and a batting average of .225 so far this season. They have struck out on 275 occasions (19th in baseball) and have totaled 259 base hits. Philadelphia has knocked in 35 home runs on the campaign to go along with 129 RBIs. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .372 and they are recording 3.85 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have 49 two-baggers, while getting a free base 108 times as well as scoring 131 runs.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.475 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.64 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.60 (323 strikeouts vs 108 free passes). They rank 30th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 336. They have surrendered 33 HR's and they allow 5.20 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 174 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.75 (159 earned runs conceded).

They rank 21st in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 122 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 27 times in high leverage situations in addition to 38 occasions with runners on. With 21 save situations, the Phillies have earned 11 holds and 4 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 10 save chances and they have converted 6 saves. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.0% of 47 inherited runners.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 19 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Phillies have 297 assists, 18 errors and have 904 putouts for the year. Out of their 2,712 innings played, the Phillies have earned a efficiency on defense of 63.7% (30th in MLB).

So far in his career, Sanchez has given up 543 base knocks while earning 559 punch outs in 575 frames. He has allowed a total of 206 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.189 and a FIP of 3.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.96 and he has faced 2,373 hitters thus far in his career. Sanchez (32-23 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.22 ERA while surrendering 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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