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

Game: Toronto Blue Jays vs Sacramento Athletics

Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Location: Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-160) Sacramento (+132)

The Sacramento Athletics (58-87) will compete against the Toronto Blue Jays (72-73) at Sutter Health Park on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Blue Jays at -160 while the Athletics are sitting at +132. The over/under comes in at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Spencer Miles and Mason Barnett.

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Toronto has a slugging percentage of .383 and have been rung up 1,038 times, while taking a walk on 403 occasions. They have compiled 557 RBI's and 1,212 hits this season, while their batting average sits at .248. The Blue Jays have accounted for 232 two-baggers as a team and have hit 138 balls out of the park. They have 585 runs scored and hold an OBP of .309. As a squad, the Toronto Blue Jays are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.30. Blue Jays pitchers have allowed 150 long balls in addition to 624 runs in total (11th in MLB). Toronto has conceded 1,142 hits (8.0 per 9 innings) and also 563 earned runs. The Blue Jays are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.93 so far this year (10th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,257 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 532 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.99 as a unit so far this year.

The Blue Jays have sent 539 relievers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 223 base runners on the year with 26.5% of those players crossing the plate. The bullpen are sitting with 93 holds so far this year (5th in the league). Blue Jays bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 155 times in addition to having 180 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 49 saves on the season and have blown 15 of 64 save chances. The Blue Jays relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 76.6% and stepped onto the hill in 162 save situations.

The Toronto Blue Jays are sitting with 3,867 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,219 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which has them ranked 22nd in the majors, and have a total of 99 double plays. The Blue Jays have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,601 innings, which has them sitting at 13th in pro baseball.

Miles has taken the mound for 85 innings and has racked up 78 punch outs in his MLB career. His earned run average is 2.85 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.080. He has surrendered 71 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 21 free passes. Miles (6-2 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.81 and he has gone up against 344 hitters in the majors.

The Athletics have a team slugging % of .404 and they are recording 4.39 runs per outing (19th in the league). They have hit 223 two-baggers, while getting a free base 477 times and notching 637 runs. Sacramento has 175 HRs on the season and 610 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,245 occasions (10th in the league) and have earned 1,212 base knocks. The Sacramento Athletics have an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the year.

The Athletics have a team WHIP of 1.493 with a FIP of 4.87 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.60 (1,224 strikeouts vs 573 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,341. They have given up 215 homers and they relinquish 5.78 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Sacramento pitching staff have given up 824 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 5.40 (769 earned runs surrendered).

They sit at 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 57.1%, and they have dispatched 491 relievers onto the field so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 137 times in high leverage situations and on 159 occasions with runners on. With 147 save situations, the Athletics have earned 81 holds and 27 blown saves. Sacramento has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 63 save opportunities and they have converted 36 saves. Sacramento relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.7% out of 239 inherited base runners.

In their 11,538 innings played, the Athletics hold a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (29th in baseball). The Sacramento Athletics have gotten 102 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Athletics have recorded 1,095 assists, 69 errors and have accumulated 3,846 putouts this year.

Barnett (2-5 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 7.08 ERA while allowing 9.8 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.60 and he has faced 289 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 49 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.653 and having a FIP of 7.0. Thus far in his career, Barnett has allowed 68 base knocks while tallying 56 punch outs in 62 frames.

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

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

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