Sacramento Athletics vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 5/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, May 24, 2026

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+110) San Diego (-132)

The Sacramento Athletics (26-24) are en route to Petco Park on Sunday where they will play the San Diego Padres (29-20). The moneyline on this game has Sacramento at +110 while San Diego is coming in at -132. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Jacob Lopez and Michael King.

The Athletics have compiled 78 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 54 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been rung up 431 times, while drawing a walk on 189 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.5 runs per game, which is 11th in baseball. They have compiled 220 runs batted in and 425 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .249. They have earned a total of 224 runs scored while having a team OBP of .329.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.26 for the season (20th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 396 batters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 64 home runs and also 228 runs in total (20th in MLB). They have walked 199 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.69 as a squad over the course of the season. Sacramento has given up 432 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 212 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.99 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.41.

The Athletics have dispatched 171 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relievers have inherited 84 runners for the season with 29.8% of them crossing the plate. The bullpen have 37 holds for the year (5th in MLB). Athletics relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 57 times and also have had 64 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 15 saves for the season and have missed out on 11 of their 26 chances to save the game. The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 57.7% and have come into the game in 65 save situations.

The Sacramento Athletics have earned 1,343 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 396 assists and 18 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .990 which has them sitting 5th in MLB, and have accumulated 33 double plays. The Athletics have turned 70.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,029 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 14th in MLB.

Lopez has taken the mound for 159 innings and has earned 161 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.75 (84 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.414. He has given up 149 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 76 walks. Lopez (11-9 career mark) has a FIP of 4.68 and he has gone up against 710 batters during his time in the majors.

San Diego is sitting with 49 home runs for the year as well as 193 runs batted in. They have 72 two-baggers, while walking 155 times as well as scoring 200 runs. The San Diego Padres have compiled an on-base percentage of .292 as well as a batting average of .221 on the campaign. The Padres hold a slugging % of .366 and they average 4.08 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have struck out on 414 occasions (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 354 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 197 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.93 (191 earned runs given up). They have conceded 41 homers and they concede 4.06 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.247 in addition to having a FIP of 3.66 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.80 (426 strikeouts vs 166 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 7th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 379.

With 61 save situations, the Padres have accrued 33 holds and 8 blown saves. San Diego has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have come away with 18 saves. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.1% out of 77 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 54 times in high leverage situations and also on 44 occasions with runners on. They sit at 8th in the league holding a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 163 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

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

During his pro baseball career, King has surrendered 456 base knocks and he has 618 strikeouts in 552 innings pitched. He has allowed 193 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.181 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and he has gone up against 2,298 batters so far in his MLB career. King (35-31 career record) holds a 3.15 earned run average and has conceded 7.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+110)

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