Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/25/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, May 25, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-145) Sacramento (+125)

The Seattle Mariners (25-28) are en route to Sutter Health Park on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (26-26). The moneyline on this contest has the Mariners at -145 and the Athletics are sitting at +125. The total is 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Bryce Miller and Aaron Civale.

As a team, the Seattle Mariners are recording 4.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 24th in baseball. They have tallied 212 runs scored and hold an OBP of .314. The Mariners have accumulated 70 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 59 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accounted for 207 runs batted in in addition to 387 hits on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .223. Seattle has a slugging % of .371 and have been called out on strikes 472 times, while drawing a walk on 201 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.22. Mariners pitchers have surrendered 52 home runs and also 204 runs in total (9th in the league). Seattle has surrendered 439 hits (8.4 per 9 innings) and 187 earned runs. The Mariners have a team earned run average of 3.57 so far this year (6th in the league), and they have rung up 457 hitters. They have walked 136 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.63 as a squad for the season.

The Mariners have dispatched 164 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 55 runners this season and 16.4% of those runners ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have a total of 30 holds for the season (13th in baseball). Mariners bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 41 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 14 saves so far this year and have not converted 8 of their 22 chances to save the game. The Mariners relievers have accumulated a save rate of 63.6% and have entered the game in 52 save situations.

The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 1,414 putouts on the campaign, as well as 436 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which puts them in 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 47 double plays. The Mariners have converted 69.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,242 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in baseball.

Miller has taken the hill for 413 innings and has earned 374 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Miller (24-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.89 while he has faced 1,677 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.94 (181 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.123. He has surrendered 357 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 107 walks.

Sacramento has recorded 54 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 223 RBIs. They have hit 81 doubles, while walking 200 times and putting up 227 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated an OBP of .329 and a batting average of .248 on the year. The Athletics have a team slugging percentage of .392 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per contest (14th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 446 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned a total of 438 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 237 runs this year while holding an ERA of 4.29 (221 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 67 long balls and they concede 4.60 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.405 with a FIP of 4.72 as a pitching staff on the year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (411 strikeouts vs 210 free passes). They are sitting at 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 441.

They are currently ranked 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.7%, and they have sent 176 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 64 times in high leverage situations and on 59 occasions with runners on. With 65 save situations, the Athletics have compiled 37 holds in addition to 11 blown saves. Sacramento has had relievers enter the contest in 26 save opportunities and they have converted 15 saves. Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.9% out of their 87 inherited runners.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 34 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (3rd in MLB). The Athletics have racked up 415 assists, 18 errors and have accumulated 1,391 putouts this season. Out of their 4,173 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (11th in baseball).

Civale (48-45 record in his career) has a 4.09 ERA and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.21 and he has gone up against 3,296 batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 359 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.223 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Civale has allowed 746 base knocks while totaling 702 punch outs in 789 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Seattle (-145)

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