Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 8/16/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Sunday, August 16, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-128) Sacramento (+106)

Sutter Health Park is the location where the Sacramento Athletics (47-74) will take on the Texas Rangers (60-62) on Sunday. The moneyline on this contest has Texas at -128 while Sacramento is priced at +106. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Cody Bradford and Jacob Lopez.

The Rangers have compiled 173 doubles as a unit and have smacked 136 baseballs out of the stadium. Texas has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 1,039 times, while being walked on 390 occasions. As a unit, the Texas Rangers are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 27th in baseball. They have accounted for 480 runs batted in and 984 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .242. They have accounted for 497 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .316.

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The Rangers have a team ERA of 4.28 for the season (20th in the league), and they have rung up 1,023 batters. Rangers pitchers have yielded 147 long balls in addition to 538 total runs (15th in the league). They have walked 361 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.11 as a unit on the year. Texas has relinquished 1,021 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) and 508 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.83 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Rangers relievers have accumulated a save rate of 68.0% and stepped onto the hill in 113 save situations. They have recorded 34 saves on the season and have blown 16 out of their 50 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 162 runners on the season with 32.7% of those runners crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 109 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have sent 393 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 61 holds on the year (18th in baseball).

The Texas Rangers have earned 3,205 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 938 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 6th in baseball, and have earned 78 double plays. The Rangers have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs out of 9,615 innings, which has them ranked 17th in pro baseball.

Bradford (10-7 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.09 while he has faced 588 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 130 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 28 free passes. His ERA is 4.15 (66 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.103. Bradford has taken the ball for 143 innings and has 127 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Athletics hold a team SLG% of .399 and they are recording 4.33 runs per game (20th in baseball). They have put up 188 doubles, while taking a walk 396 times and earning 524 runs. Sacramento has recorded 143 home runs for the season to go along with 502 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,048 occasions (9th in MLB) and have earned a total of 999 base hits. The Sacramento Athletics have earned an on-base percentage of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .243 on the year.

The Sacramento pitching staff have conceded 704 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.51 (656 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 191 dingers and they relinquish 5.91 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.505 in addition to having a FIP of 5.00 as a unit on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.60 (1,024 strikeouts against 482 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,132.

They rank 26th in the league holding a save rate of 54.7%, and they have sent 415 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 116 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 117 save situations, the Athletics have tallied 62 holds and also 24 blown saves. Sacramento has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 53 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.9% out of their 203 inherited runners.

The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 84 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (12th in MLB). The Athletics have accrued 902 assists, 56 errors and have earned 3,217 putouts over the course of the season. In their 9,651 innings on the diamond, the Athletics are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Lopez has given up 184 base knocks while tallying 204 strikeouts in 197 innings pitched. Lopez (13-11 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.70 ERA while allowing 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 103 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.390 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.27 and he has faced 871 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacramento (+106)

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