Sacramento Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays Prediction, 3/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays

Date: Saturday, March 28, 2026

Location: Rogers Centre in Toronto, ON

TV: Sportsnet

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

The Toronto Blue Jays (94-68 last year) will take on the Sacramento Athletics (76-86 last season) at Rogers Centre on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has the Athletics at +132 and the Blue Jays are priced at -160. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jeffrey Springs and Dylan Cease.

Sacramento had a slugging percentage of .431 and struck out 1,406 times, while being walked on 502 occasions. They had 709 runs batted in and 1,403 base knocks last season, and their team batting average sat at .253. The Athletics accrued 296 doubles as a squad and knocked 219 baseballs out of the park. They tallied 733 runs scored and held an OBP of .318. As a squad, the Sacramento Athletics put up 4.5 runs per game, which was 12th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.32 and their pitching staff had a collective WHIP of 1.36. Athletics pitchers gave up 222 home runs and also 817 total runs (27th in MLB). Sacramento surrendered 1,387 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 750 earned runs. The Athletics finished with a team ERA of 4.70 over the course of last season (27th in baseball), and they rung up 1,323 batters. They walked 570 opposing batters and their FIP finished at 4.66 as a team in the previous season.

The Athletics relief pitchers accumulated a save rate of 63.6% and entered the game in 122 save situations. The relievers inherited 237 runners for the previous season with 27.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers came into the game with players on base 161 times and also had 140 contests in high leverage situations. The Athletics dispatched 511 relief pitchers to the hill last season. The relief pitchers accumulated 67 holds in the prior season (29th in baseball). They recorded 35 saves in the prior season and blew 20 of their 55 save opportunities.

The Athletics converted 69.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,939 innings on the field, ranking them 16th in MLB. The New York Yankees had a total of 4,313 putouts over the course of last year, in addition to 1,211 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage held steady at .984 which was 24th in MLB, and had a total of 109 double plays.

Springs (34-23 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.59 while facing 2,033 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 440 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has 158 free passes. His ERA is 3.64 (196 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.235. Springs has pitched in 484 frames and has earned 497 K's during his MLB career.

The Toronto Blue Jays tallied a team on-base percentage of .333 and a batting average of .265 in the previous season. They were rung up on 1,099 occasions (29th in the league) and were sitting with 1,461 hits. Toronto compiled 191 home runs in the prior season in addition to 771 runs batted in. The Blue Jays held a slugging % of .427 and they averaged 4.93 runs per game (4th in the league). They recorded 294 two-baggers, while taking a walk 520 times and scoring 798 runs.

The Blue Jays held a team WHIP of 1.273 in addition to having a FIP of 4.27 as a pitching staff in the previous season. They finished at 14th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,313. The Toronto pitching staff yielded 721 runs in the previous season while having an ERA of 4.18 (668 earned runs relinquished). They had a K/BB ratio of 8.90 (1,430 strikeouts against 517 free passes). They conceded 209 homers and they conceded 4.51 runs per 9 innings (19th in baseball).

Finishing with 168 save situations, the Blue Jays had 96 holds in addition to 23 blown saves. Toronto had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 65 save chances and they came away with 42 saves. Their relief pitchers came in 156 times in high leverage situations and also on 178 occasions with base runners. Toronto relievers held an inherited score percentage of 27.6% out of 254 inherited runners. They were ranked 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.6%, and they dispatched 570 relievers onto the diamond last season.

The Toronto Blue Jays had 118 double plays and held a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Blue Jays recorded 1,272 assists, 86 errors and a tally of 4,314 putouts for the previous season. Out of their 12,942 innings played, the Blue Jays held a defensive efficiency of 70.0% (14th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Cease has given up 854 base knocks and he has 1,231 strikeouts in 1,015 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 438 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.265 and having a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.86 and he has faced 4,304 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Cease (65-58 mark in his career) has earned a 3.88 ERA while conceding 7.6 hits per nine innings.

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

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

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