St. Louis Cardinals vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 5/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Louis Cardinals vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Thursday, May 14, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: St. Louis (+102) Sacramento (-122)

The St. Louis Cardinals (24-17) are headed to Sutter Health Park on Thursday where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics (21-20). The odds on this game have the Cardinals at +102 while the Athletics are at -122. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Michael McGreevy and Jacob Lopez.

The Cardinals have accrued 63 doubles as a team and have hit 47 baseballs out of the stadium. St. Louis has a slugging rate of .387 and have been rung up 346 times, while being walked on 146 occasions. As a unit, the St. Louis Cardinals are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have accumulated 186 runs batted in and 325 hits so far this season, and their batting average is sitting at .236. They have notched a total of 192 runs and have an on-base percentage of .319.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37. Cardinals pitchers have given up 43 home runs in addition to 187 runs (17th in the league). St. Louis has yielded 348 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) as well as 174 earned runs. The Cardinals have compiled a team ERA of 4.24 this year (18th in the league), and the staff has rung up 298 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 156 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.45 as a team on the year.

The Cardinals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 68.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 62 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves so far this year and have blown 7 of their 22 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 60 runners on the campaign and 38.3% of them crossing home plate. Cardinals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 41 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Cardinals have sent 147 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 38 holds so far this season (1st in baseball).

The Cardinals have transformed 70.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 3,324 innings, which has them ranked 16th in baseball. The St. Louis Cardinals are sitting with 1,108 putouts this year, as well as 413 assists and 19 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and they have turned 42 double plays.

McGreevy has pitched in 163 innings and is sitting with 109 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.47 (63 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.084. He has allowed 145 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) with 32 walks. McGreevy (14-6 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.42 while he has faced 654 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Sacramento Athletics have tallied a team on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a batting average of .248 for the season. They have been rung up on 359 instances (11th in the league) and have 346 hits. Sacramento has 45 HRs this season and 177 RBIs. The Athletics hold a team slugging percentage of .399 and they score 4.39 runs per game (12th in the league). They have recorded 64 doubles, while walking 155 times and scoring 180 runs.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.446 and have a FIP of 4.68 as a pitching staff this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (330 strikeouts against 178 free passes). They come in at 22nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 350. They have given up 50 homers and they relinquish 4.63 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 188 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.46 (181 earned runs yielded).

They rank 25th in the league with a save percentage of 54.5%, and they have sent 140 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 55 times in high leverage situations and on 50 occasions with runners on. With 53 save situations, the Athletics have accumulated 29 holds and also 10 blown saves. Sacramento has had relief pitchers enter the game in 22 save chances and they have earned 12 saves. Sacramento bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.3% out of 75 inherited runners.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 28 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .993 (2nd in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 313 assists, 10 errors and have earned a total of 1,097 putouts on the season. In their 3,291 innings on the diamond, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 70.4% (15th in professional baseball).

In his career, Lopez has given up 138 hits while he has earned 157 strikeouts in 150 frames. He has allowed 78 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.385 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and he has gone up against 666 hitters in his MLB career. Lopez (11-9 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.67 ERA while surrendering 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Louis (+102)

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