Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 4/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: MLB.TV

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

T-Mobile Park is where the Seattle Mariners (9-13) will play the Sacramento Athletics (11-10) on Monday. The line on this matchup has Sacramento at -144 and Seattle is opening at +120. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are J.T. Ginn and Emerson Hancock.

As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in the league. They have earned a total of 87 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .313. The Athletics have tallied 30 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 19 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 86 RBI's and 163 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is at .232. Sacramento is slugging .364 and have been called out on strikes 198 times, while drawing a walk on 82 occasions.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.53 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.50. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 24 home runs and 103 runs in total (23rd in MLB). Sacramento has surrendered 172 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 99 earned runs. The Athletics have an earned run average of 4.71 this year (25th in the league), and the staff has rung up 171 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 112 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.87 as a squad so far this season.

The Athletics relievers have a save percentage of 46.2% and stepped onto the hill in 31 save situations. They have recorded 6 saves on the season and have blown 7 of their 13 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 base runners this season with 35.9% of those players earned a run for their team. Athletics pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 26 times and also have had 31 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 74 relief pitchers to the hill this year. The bullpen have 17 holds this year (5th in the league).

The Athletics have transformed 71.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,701 innings on the field, ranking them 8th in the majors. The New York Yankees have 567 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 169 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .993 which is 1st in the majors, and they have turned 19 double plays.

Ginn has thrown 140 innings and has earned 139 K's in his career. Ginn (5-8 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 4.62 and he has gone up against 597 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.69 (73 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.312. He has conceded 137 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 47 walks.

Seattle has compiled 18 long balls on the season to go along with 82 runs batted in. They have hit 28 doubles, while walking 96 times and earning 85 runs. The Seattle Mariners have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .214 on the year. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .337 and they are earning 3.86 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 207 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have notched a total of 153 base knocks.

The Mariners hold a team WHIP of 1.189 and have a FIP of 3.14 as a team for the year. They are sitting at 24th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 179. The Seattle pitching staff have surrendered 82 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.28 (71 earned runs conceded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (185 strikeouts against 53 bases on balls). They have given up 14 dingers and they concede 3.78 runs per 9 innings (5th in the league).

Seattle relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 17.2% out of their 29 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 20 times in high leverage situations and on 22 occasions with runners on base. With 16 save situations, the Mariners have recorded 9 holds and also 3 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 66 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

In their 1,758 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.2% (25th in MLB). The Seattle Mariners have turned 28 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (9th in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 184 assists, 9 errors and have notched a total of 586 putouts so far this year.

Thus far in his career, Hancock has given up 182 base hits and he has 134 K's in 185 frames. Hancock (10-10 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.51 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 93 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.289 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and he has gone up against 785 hitters during his career.

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

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