Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers Prediction, 8/31/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Texas Rangers

Date: Monday, August 31, 2026

Location: Globe Life Field in Arlington, TX

TV: Rangers Sports Network

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

The Sacramento Athletics (53-82) are hitting the road to Globe Life Field on Monday where they will compete against the Texas Rangers (66-69). The odds on this game have the Athletics at +132 while the Rangers are coming in at -160. The total has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Gage Jump and Jacob deGrom.

Sacramento has a slugging percentage of .401 and have been called out on strikes 1,155 times, while being walked on 443 occasions. They have earned 563 RBI's in addition to 1,124 hits this season, while their team batting average comes in at .245. The Athletics have earned 210 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 159 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 588 runs and have an OBP of .319. As a team, the Sacramento Athletics are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 19th in baseball.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 5.43 over the course of the season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,134 batters. Athletics pitchers have surrendered 204 long balls and 774 runs (29th in MLB). They have walked 537 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.92 as a team for the year. Sacramento has allowed 1,257 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) in addition to 721 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.11 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.50.

The Athletics bullpen have recorded a save rate of 56.7% and stepped onto the hill in 139 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 26 of their 60 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 224 runners so far this season and 37.5% of them ended up crossing the plate. Athletics relief pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 150 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 461 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The bullpen have 76 holds for the year (12th in baseball).

The Athletics have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,755 innings on the diamond, ranking them 28th in MLB. The Sacramento Athletics have earned a total of 3,585 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,018 assists and 64 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 13th in MLB, and have a total of 96 double plays.

Jump (6-8 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.63 while going up against 385 hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 87 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 42 free passes. His ERA is 4.70 (46 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.464. Jump has taken the hill for 88 innings and has 97 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Rangers have a slugging percentage of .395 and they average 4.03 runs per game (27th in MLB). They have recorded 196 doubles, while taking a walk 440 times as well as putting up 544 runs. Texas has accounted for 150 HRs for the year as well as 524 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,151 instances (11th in baseball) and have earned 1,082 base hits. The Texas Rangers have an OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .241 so far this year.

The Texas pitching staff have conceded 596 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.29 (563 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 160 homers and they allow 4.54 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Rangers have a team WHIP of 1.310 with a FIP of 4.09 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (1,133 strikeouts against 407 walks). They come in at 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,140.

They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save percentage of 69.8%, and they have dispatched 438 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 122 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 121 save situations, the Rangers have recorded 66 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. Texas has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. Texas bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.1% out of 183 inherited base runners.

The Texas Rangers have turned 85 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (7th in professional baseball). The Rangers have racked up 1,041 assists, 57 errors and have earned 3,544 putouts this season. In 10,632 innings on the field, the Rangers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (22nd in pro baseball).

In his career, deGrom has surrendered 1,290 hits while he has earned 2,010 strikeouts in 1,669 innings pitched. deGrom (105-74 mark in his career) is the owner of a 2.70 ERA while surrendering 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 501 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.002 and a FIP of 2.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 5.26 and he has gone up against 6,585 batters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Sacramento (+132)

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