Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Friday, April 24, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+126) Texas (-152)

Globe Life Field is the site where the Texas Rangers (12-12) will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (13-12) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +126 and Texas opens at -152. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Luis Severino and Nathan Eovaldi.

As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are recording 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have earned 106 runs scored while having a team OBP of .319. The Athletics have hit 39 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 26 balls out of the park. They have amassed 104 RBI's and 203 base knocks over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .240. Sacramento has a slugging % of .386 and have been called out on strikes 230 times, while taking a walk on 94 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.70 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.49. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 32 home runs and 121 runs (23rd in the league). Sacramento has conceded 214 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 117 earned runs. The Athletics have a team ERA of 4.69 this season (23rd in MLB), and the staff has struck out 204 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 120 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.90 as a team on the season.

Athletics pitchers have come into the game with players on base 29 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds so far this season (3rd in the league). The Athletics relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 37 save situations. They have earned 8 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 16 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 base runners this year with 34.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 87 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Athletics have transformed 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 2,022 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in professional baseball. The A's have notched a total of 674 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 194 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is at .994 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and have accumulated 20 double plays.

Severino has thrown 1,096 innings and has accumulated 1,100 K's in his career. His earned run average is 3.97 (484 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.224. He has surrendered 997 base knocks (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 345 walks. Severino (73-57 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 3.91 and he has gone up against 4,599 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Rangers have a team slugging % of .392 and they have an average of 4.21 runs per contest (18th in the league). They have put up 42 doubles, while taking a walk 87 times and putting up 101 runs. Texas has a total of 25 home runs for the year as well as 96 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 229 instances (7th in MLB) and have 193 base knocks. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .315 as well as a batting average of .239 over the course of the season.

The Texas pitching staff have surrendered 91 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.61 (84 earned runs conceded). They have given up 26 homers and they concede 3.91 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.98 as a unit this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.40 (219 strikeouts vs 82 bases on balls). They are sitting at 8th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 184.

With 29 save situations, the Rangers have 19 holds and 3 blown saves. Texas has had relievers step onto the hill in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.0% out of their 37 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations in addition to 24 occasions with base runners. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 86 relievers onto the diamond this year.

The Texas Rangers have turned 16 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Rangers have accrued 178 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 629 putouts so far this season. Out of their 1,887 innings on the diamond, the Rangers hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (17th in professional baseball).

Eovaldi (104-87 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.91 earned run average and has given up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.20 and he has gone up against 7,246 batters during his career. He has given up 751 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.254 and a FIP of 3.9. During his career, Eovaldi has surrendered 1,694 base knocks and he has 1,516 strikeouts in 1,728 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (-152)

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