Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Monday, April 13, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-196) Sacramento (+162)

The Texas Rangers (7-6) are traveling to Sutter Health Park on Monday where they will meet the Sacramento Athletics (6-7). The moneyline on this contest has Texas at -196 and Sacramento is at +162. The total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Nathan Eovaldi and Luis Severino.

Texas has a slugging rate of .384 and have been called out on strikes 121 times, while being walked on 35 occasions. They have recorded 48 RBI's and 103 hits for the season, and their batting average sits at .236. The Rangers have hit 17 doubles as a squad and have hit 14 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accumulated 51 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .294. As a squad, the Texas Rangers are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which is 20th in baseball.

Get all of our MLB Expert Picks

The Rangers have compiled a team ERA of 3.35 so far this season (7th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 126 batters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 15 home runs and 47 runs in total (4th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 35 opposing players and their FIP is 3.69 as a unit this year. Texas has surrendered 100 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and also 43 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.60 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.17.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 10 times in addition to having 19 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 12 holds this year (6th in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 19 save situations. They have tallied 5 saves on the campaign and have blown 2 out of their 7 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 15 base runners for the season and 26.7% of those runners ended up scoring. The Rangers have dispatched 49 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Rangers have turned 70.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 1,041 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 11th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have notched a total of 347 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 92 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .989 which is 9th in MLB, and they have turned 8 double plays.

Eovaldi (103-86 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 7,195 batters in the major leagues. He has given up 1,683 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 471 free passes. His ERA is 3.93 (749 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.255. Eovaldi has taken the mound for 1,716 innings and has earned 1,506 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career.

The Athletics hold a team slugging % of .351 and they score 3.92 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have put up 19 doubles, while getting a free base 41 times and earning 51 runs. Sacramento has accounted for 10 home runs on the season as well as 50 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 133 occasions (6th in the league) and have a total of 101 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have compiled an on-base percentage of .295 and a team batting average of .230 so far this year.

The Sacramento pitching staff have yielded 59 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.38 (56 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 12 home runs and they allow 4.62 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Athletics have a WHIP of 1.539 and have a FIP of 4.67 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.10 (103 strikeouts vs 73 bases on balls). They are sitting at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 104.

Sacramento relievers have an inherited score rate of 45.8% of 24 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 18 times in high leverage situations and also on 16 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 17 save situations, the Athletics have recorded 8 holds and 5 blown saves. They rank 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 37.5%, and they have sent 46 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 12 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (7th in professional baseball). The Athletics have racked up 104 assists, 4 errors and have 345 putouts for the year. Out of their 1,035 innings on the field, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (12th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Severino has given up 986 hits and he has 1,090 punch outs in 1,085 innings pitched. He has conceded 475 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.22 and he has gone up against 4,548 batters during his MLB career. Severino (73-56 career mark) has earned a 3.94 earned run average while conceding 8.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas (-196)

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here

Get MLB picks on every single game, or if you want our very best bets by the experts, sign up for your free $60 account with a guarantee.