Toronto Blue Jays vs Sacramento Athletics Prediction, 9/8/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

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

The Sacramento Athletics (57-86) will take on the Toronto Blue Jays (72-71) at Sutter Health Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Blue Jays at -196 while the Athletics are sitting at +162. The betting total comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are Jose Soriano and Jack Perkins.

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As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which puts them at 28th in MLB. They are sitting with 579 runs scored and have an OBP of .309. The Blue Jays have hit 231 doubles as a unit and have knocked 134 balls out of the park. They have 551 RBI's in addition to 1,195 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average comes in at .248. Toronto has a slugging percentage of .382 and have been rung up 1,029 times, while taking a walk on 399 occasions.

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The Blue Jays have a team earned run average of 3.90 on the year (9th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,239 hitters. Blue Jays pitchers have surrendered 147 home runs in addition to 612 runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 521 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.97 as a squad on the campaign. Toronto has conceded 1,129 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) as well as 552 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30.

Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 152 times and also have had 179 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 93 holds this year (5th in baseball). The Blue Jays relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 76.6% and have entered the game in 162 save situations. They have 49 saves this season and have not converted 15 of their 64 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 217 runners on the year and 27.2% of those runners crossing home plate. The Blue Jays have dispatched 531 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Toronto Blue Jays have amassed 3,817 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,204 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and have accumulated 98 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,451 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 13th in the majors.

Soriano has taken the mound for 357 innings and has tallied 329 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.93 (156 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.333. He has conceded 317 base knocks (8.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 159 walks. Soriano (19-22 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 1,520 hitters in the majors.

Sacramento has accounted for 174 home runs this season to go along with 605 runs batted in. They have recorded 222 two-baggers, while getting a free base 471 times as well as scoring 631 runs. The Sacramento Athletics have accumulated an on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .248 over the course of the season. The Athletics hold a slugging % of .407 and they average 4.41 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have struck out on 1,225 occasions (10th in the league) and have tallied 1,205 hits.

The Sacramento pitching staff have surrendered 817 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 5.42 (762 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 212 home runs and they relinquish 5.81 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Athletics hold a team WHIP of 1.497 and have a FIP of 4.88 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.60 (1,207 strikeouts against 569 walks). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,325.

They are ranked 23rd in baseball with a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have dispatched 486 relievers to the hill on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 135 times in high leverage situations and on 157 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 145 save situations, the Athletics have amassed 80 holds and also 26 blown saves. Sacramento has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 62 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. Sacramento relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.9% out of their 235 inherited base runners.

In 11,385 innings played, the Athletics have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (29th in MLB). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 102 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in the majors). The Athletics have recorded 1,080 assists, 69 errors and have accounted for 3,795 putouts this year.

Perkins (6-12 win-loss record in his career) has a 5.88 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.35 and he has faced 613 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered a total of 89 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.438 and having a FIP of 5.8. During his career, Perkins has surrendered 131 base knocks while accumulating 153 K's in 136 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto (-196)

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