Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 4/14/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+110) Sacramento (-132)

The Texas Rangers (8-7) are traveling to Sutter Health Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Sacramento Athletics (8-7). The moneyline on this game has Texas at +110 and Sacramento is opening at -132. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be MacKenzie Gore and Jeffrey Springs.

Texas has a slugging percentage of .384 and have been called out on strikes 143 times, while taking a walk on 47 occasions. They have accounted for 55 RBI's and 117 hits on the season, while their team batting average sits at .233. The Rangers have accumulated 19 two-baggers as a team and have hit 17 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 59 runs scored and have an OBP of .300. As a team, the Texas Rangers are compiling 3.9 runs per contest, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.11 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23. Rangers pitchers have surrendered 18 home runs and 55 runs in total (3rd in MLB). Texas has relinquished 115 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 51 earned runs. The Rangers have a team ERA of 3.46 so far this year (7th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 146 hitters. They have walked 47 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.88 as a team so far this year.

The Rangers have sent 55 relievers to the mound on the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 18 runners on the season with 22.2% of those players crossing the plate. The relief pitchers have a total of 14 holds on the campaign (6th in the league). Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 12 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. They have compiled 6 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of their 8 chances to get a save. The Rangers bullpen have a save percentage of 75.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations.

The Rangers have turned 70.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,194 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 12th in pro baseball. The Texas Rangers have earned 398 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 100 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .990 which has them sitting 5th in professional baseball, and have a total of 10 double plays.

Gore has taken the hill for 548 innings and has earned 614 strikeouts in his MLB career. Gore (28-41 career record) has a FIP of 4.09 while he has faced 2,365 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.15 (253 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.386. He has given up 532 hits (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has 228 free passes.

Sacramento has compiled 14 home runs this season as well as 62 RBIs. They have 21 two-baggers, while walking 48 times and putting up 63 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .299 and a team batting average of .235 so far this season. The Athletics have a slugging percentage of .366 and they score 4.20 runs per outing (16th in the league). They have been rung up on 154 instances (5th in the league) and have notched a total of 120 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 65 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.20 (62 earned runs yielded). They have conceded 15 home runs and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.474 and have a FIP of 4.64 as a unit on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (118 strikeouts against 78 bases on balls). They rank 14th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 118.

Sitting with 23 save situations, the Athletics have accrued 13 holds and 5 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 9 save chances and they have converted 4 saves. Sacramento relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.9% of 28 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 23 times in high leverage situations and on 19 occasions with base runners. They rank 27th in MLB with a save rate of 44.4%, and they have dispatched 54 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 1,197 innings played, the Athletics have a efficiency on defense of 71.5% (7th in professional baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have turned 13 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .992 (1st in baseball). The Athletics have racked up 120 assists, 4 errors and have a tally of 399 putouts on the campaign.

So far in his pro baseball career, Springs has allowed 448 hits while he has tallied 512 strikeouts in 502 innings. Springs (36-23 career win-loss mark) has earned a 3.57 ERA while surrendering 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 199 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.218 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 2,101 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacramento (-132)

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