St. Louis Cardinals vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/12/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+132) Sacramento (-160)

The St. Louis Cardinals (23-17) are en route to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (21-19). The moneyline on this matchup has St. Louis at +132 and Sacramento is sitting at -160. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Andre Pallante and Jeffrey Springs.

As a team, the St. Louis Cardinals are notching 4.7 runs per contest, which puts them at 10th in the league. They have tallied 186 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. The Cardinals have earned 62 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 46 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 180 runs batted in and 315 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .235. St. Louis has a slugging % of .388 and have been called out on strikes 337 times, while taking a walk on 142 occasions.

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The Cardinals have an earned run average of 4.25 this season (19th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 291 hitters. Cardinals pitchers have allowed 42 home runs and 183 runs (20th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 151 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.44 as a unit this year. St. Louis has surrendered 342 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and also 170 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.93 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.37.

Cardinals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 41 times in addition to having 51 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 35 holds this season (1st in MLB). The Cardinals relievers have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and have entered the game in 58 save situations. They have earned 14 saves this season and have blown 7 of their 21 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 60 runners for the year with 38.3% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Cardinals have dispatched 143 relievers to the hill this year.

The Cardinals have turned 70.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 3,243 innings, which ranks them 17th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals have 1,081 putouts so far this season, as well as 403 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .987 which has them sitting 10th in the majors, and they have turned 40 double plays.

Pallante has taken the ball for 497 innings and has earned 350 strikeouts thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.33 (239 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.414. He has surrendered 507 base hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 196 walks. Pallante (27-32 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.26 while going up against 2,148 batters in the major leagues.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .400 and they are earning 4.40 runs per outing (12th in MLB). They have recorded 62 doubles, while getting a free base 150 times and putting up 176 runs. Sacramento has accounted for 44 home runs on the campaign and 173 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 352 occasions (10th in MLB) and have 340 hits. The Sacramento Athletics have accounted for an on-base percentage of .326 in addition to a team batting average of .249 on the campaign.

The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.443 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a pitching staff on the season. They are currently ranked 21st in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 340. The Sacramento pitching staff have allowed 182 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.42 (175 earned runs yielded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (321 strikeouts vs 174 walks). They have surrendered 49 home runs and they relinquish 4.60 runs per 9 innings (20th in baseball).

Sacramento bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.1% out of their 73 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 55 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with base runners. With 53 save situations, the Athletics have earned 29 holds and 10 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 136 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

In their 3,210 innings played, the Athletics have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.6% (12th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 28 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .994 (1st in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 305 assists, 8 errors and have accounted for 1,070 putouts for the season.

Springs (37-25 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.66 ERA while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.15 and he has gone up against 2,214 batters in his MLB career. He has given up 215 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.227 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.6. In his pro baseball career, Springs has conceded 478 base hits and he has 536 strikeouts in 528 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-160)

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