Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 4/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Saturday, April 25, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+132) Texas (-160)

The Sacramento Athletics (13-12) are traveling to Globe Life Field on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Texas Rangers (13-12). The moneyline on this contest has Sacramento at +132 and Texas is at -160. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jeffrey Springs and MacKenzie Gore.

The Athletics have tallied 39 doubles as a unit and have smacked 26 baseballs out of the park. Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .386 and have struck out 230 times, while being walked on 94 occasions. As a unit, the Sacramento Athletics are scoring 4.2 runs per contest, which puts them at 19th in MLB. They have earned 104 RBI's as well as 203 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is sitting at .240. They have earned a total of 106 runs and have an OBP of .319.

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The Athletics hold a team ERA of 4.69 this year (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 204 hitters. Athletics pitchers have relinquished 32 home runs and 121 runs (21st in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 120 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.90 as a team on the season. Sacramento has allowed 214 hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 117 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.70 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.49.

Athletics bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 29 times as well as having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 20 holds this season (3rd in baseball). The Athletics relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and have come into the game in 37 save situations. They have tallied 8 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of 16 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 44 base runners this season with 34.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Athletics have dispatched 87 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Sacramento Athletics are sitting with 674 putouts so far this season, in addition to 194 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .994 which has them ranked 1st in pro baseball, and have a total of 20 double plays. The Athletics have converted 70.6% of balls in play into outs in their 2,022 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 10th in MLB.

Springs (37-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.57 and he has gone up against 2,149 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 460 base knocks (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 167 walks. His ERA is 3.63 (207 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.221. Springs has pitched in 513 innings and has accounted for 524 strikeouts so far in his MLB career.

Texas has 27 home runs so far this year to go along with 102 RBIs. They have 43 two-baggers, while getting a free base 92 times and racking up 107 runs. The Texas Rangers have an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .241 over the course of the season. The Rangers hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.28 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have struck out on 236 instances (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 202 hits.

The Rangers hold a team WHIP of 1.251 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.93 as a unit this season. They are currently ranked 8th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 189. The Texas pitching staff have allowed 92 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.51 (85 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (232 strikeouts vs 84 free passes). They have relinquished 27 dingers and they concede 3.79 runs per 9 innings (4th in the league).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Rangers have amassed 19 holds and 3 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 9 save chances and they have walked away with 6 saves. Texas relievers have an inherited score percentage of 26.3% out of their 38 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 29 times in high leverage situations and also on 25 occasions with runners on base. They rank 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 90 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the season.

In their 1,968 innings on the diamond, the Rangers have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.3% (14th in professional baseball). The Texas Rangers have gotten 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in pro baseball). The Rangers have 186 assists, 11 errors and have notched a total of 656 putouts during this campaign.

Thus far in his career, Gore has surrendered 542 hits while earning 624 strikeouts in 558 innings pitched. Gore (28-43 career record) holds a 4.19 earned run average and has surrendered 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 260 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.392 and a FIP of 4.1. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.66 and he has faced 2,410 hitters in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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