Sacramento Athletics vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/23/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, May 23, 2026

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+106) San Diego (-128)

The San Diego Padres (29-20) are welcoming the Sacramento Athletics (26-24) at Petco Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at +106 while the Padres are at -128. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be J.T. Ginn and Lucas Giolito.

Sacramento is slugging .397 and have been called out on strikes 431 times, while being walked on 189 occasions. They have recorded 220 RBI's in addition to 425 hits this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .249. The Athletics have accounted for 78 doubles as a team and have knocked 54 baseballs out of the park. They have 224 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .329. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are notching 4.5 runs per outing, which puts them at 11th in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.41. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 228 runs in total (20th in MLB). Sacramento has conceded 432 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 212 earned runs. The Athletics are sitting with a team ERA of 4.26 for the season (20th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 396 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 199 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a squad for the year.

The Athletics relievers have a save rate of 57.7% and have entered the game in 65 save situations. They have accumulated 15 saves this year and have not converted 11 of their 26 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 84 runners for the year and 29.8% of those runners crossing home plate. Athletics pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 57 times as well as having 64 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 171 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 37 holds this year (5th in the league).

The Athletics have turned 70.3% of balls in play into outs in their 4,029 innings, ranking them 14th in MLB. The Sacramento Athletics have 1,343 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 396 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .990 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 33 double plays.

Ginn has taken the mound for 175 innings and has 172 punch outs during his MLB career. Ginn (7-10 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.25 and he has faced 737 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.32 (84 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.273. He has conceded 166 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 57 free passes.

The Padres have a team slugging % of .366 and they have an average of 4.08 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have hit 72 doubles, while walking 155 times and scoring 200 runs. San Diego has recorded 49 HRs on the year and 193 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 414 occasions (16th in baseball) and have a total of 354 base hits. The San Diego Padres have accounted for a team OBP of .292 as well as a batting average of .221 over the course of the season.

The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 197 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.93 (191 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 41 homers and they relinquish 4.06 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.247 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.66 as a pitching staff on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.80 (426 strikeouts vs 166 free passes). They are sitting at 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 379.

Sitting with 61 save situations, the Padres have compiled 33 holds and also 8 blown saves. San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 35.1% of 77 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations and on 44 occasions with runners on base. They sit at 8th in the league with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 163 relievers to the hill on the season.

In 3,933 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 37 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Padres have recorded 431 assists, 16 errors and have earned a total of 1,311 putouts this season.

Giolito (72-66 career record) holds a 4.31 ERA while surrendering 7.9 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.70 and he has faced 4,893 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 557 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.257 and a FIP of 4.2. Thus far in his career, Giolito has allowed 1,018 base knocks while totaling 1,201 strikeouts in 1,163 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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