Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/26/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 26, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-122) Sacramento (+102)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (27-26) will take on the Seattle Mariners (25-29) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Mariners at -122 while the Athletics are at +102. The over/under comes in at 9. The starting pitchers are Emerson Hancock and Luis Severino.

Seattle has a slugging % of .375 and have been rung up 477 times, while taking a walk on 203 occasions. They have earned 213 runs batted in as well as 399 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .225. The Mariners have compiled 75 doubles as a team and have knocked 60 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 218 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a team, the Seattle Mariners are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which is 21st in the league.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.30 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.23. Mariners pitchers have given up 52 long balls in addition to 212 total runs (10th in MLB). Seattle has conceded 450 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 195 earned runs. The Mariners have compiled a team earned run average of 3.66 so far this year (8th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 462 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 140 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.62 as a team so far this year.

The Mariners have dispatched 167 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 56 base runners this season with 16.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have 30 holds on the campaign (14th in MLB). Mariners pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 42 times in addition to having 67 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 14 saves for the season and have blown 8 of their 22 chances to save the game. The Mariners bullpen have a save percentage of 63.6% and have entered the game in 52 save situations.

The Mariners have turned 68.8% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,314 innings, ranking them 26th in baseball. The Seattle Mariners have accumulated 1,438 putouts for the season, as well as 446 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which puts them in 10th in MLB, and have accumulated 48 double plays.

Hancock has taken the ball for 220 innings and has tallied 169 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.37 (107 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.284. He has conceded 217 hits (8.9 hits per 9 innings) and has had 66 free passes. Hancock (11-11 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.30 and he has gone up against 929 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Sacramento has accounted for 55 home runs over the course of the season to go along with 227 RBIs. They have 83 doubles, while taking a walk 207 times as well as recording 232 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .331 in addition to a team batting average of .249 for the year. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .393 and they score 4.38 runs per game (14th in baseball). They have been rung up on 457 occasions (11th in the league) and have accounted for 448 hits.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.406 and have a FIP of 4.71 as a unit so far this season. They come in at 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 450. The Sacramento pitching staff have relinquished 239 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.25 (223 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 8.00 (418 strikeouts against 214 free passes). They have given up 68 dingers and they surrender 4.56 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 28.9% of 90 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 66 times in high leverage situations and also on 61 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 40 holds and also 11 blown saves. They rank 20th in MLB holding a save rate of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 181 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Sacramento Athletics have turned 35 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (4th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 425 assists, 19 errors and have a tally of 1,418 putouts for the season. In their 4,254 innings on the diamond, the Athletics hold a efficiency on defense of 70.6% (11th in baseball).

Severino (75-60 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.94 earned run average and has conceded 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.19 and he has gone up against 4,752 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 496 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. So far in his pro baseball career, Severino has surrendered 1,033 base knocks while totaling 1,137 punch outs in 1,133 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+102)

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