- Game: Sacramento Athletics vs Arizona Diamondbacks
- Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026
- Venue: Chase Field, Phoenix, AZ
- Broadcast: DBACKS.TV
- Odds/Point Spread: Sacramento (+106), Arizona (-128)
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The Sacramento Athletics (43-57) will be visiting Chase Field on Wednesday to face off against the Arizona Diamondbacks (51-49). The moneyline for this matchup presents the Athletics at +106 and the Diamondbacks at -128. The total runs expected in this game is set at 8, with Gage Jump and Merrill Kelly likely as the starting pitchers.
This season, the Sacramento Athletics are averaging 4.5 runs per game, placing them 15th in the league. They have accumulated a total of 448 runs with a team on-base percentage of .324. With 154 doubles and 124 home runs, the Athletics have also generated 429 RBIs and achieved 843 hits, maintaining a batting average of .247. Additionally, their slugging percentage stands at .406, and they have recorded 874 strikeouts with 351 walks.
Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 2.20, and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Athletics pitchers have allowed a staggering 157 home runs and a total of 559 runs (29th in MLB). Sacramento has given up 923 hits (averaging 9.3 hits per nine innings) and 523 earned runs. Their team ERA is currently 5.29 (also 29th in the league), with a strikeout tally of 854. They’ve walked 389 batters, and their team’s FIP is at 4.96.
The Athletics’ bullpen has a save rate of 58.1%, having been involved in 102 save opportunities. They have secured 25 saves but failed 18 out of 43 times. This season, they have inherited 164 runners, with 35.4% scoring. The Athletics’ relief pitchers have been called into action with runners on base 110 times, including 97 high-leverage situations. Overall, 342 relief pitchers have taken the mound for the Athletics in 2026, accumulating 57 holds (12th in MLB).
With 2,667 putouts, 751 assists, and 42 errors, the Athletics hold a fielding percentage of .988, ranking 6th in MLB. They’ve turned 65 double plays and converted 68.4% of balls in play into outs across their 8,001 innings in the field, positioning them at 28th in MLB.
Gage Jump has pitched 52 innings, registering 56 strikeouts in his pro career, with a 3.80 ERA (allowing 22 earned runs) and a WHIP of 1.324. He has given up 52 hits (9.0 per nine innings) and issued 17 walks, holding a career record of 3-5 and a FIP of 3.74 against 221 batters faced.
The Arizona Diamondbacks feature an on-base percentage of .308 and a batting average of .237 this season. They have struck out 732 times (28th in MLB) and recorded 789 hits, contributing to 94 home runs and 415 RBIs. As a team, their slugging percentage is .387, and they average 4.35 runs per game (18th in MLB). With 170 doubles on the year, they’ve drawn 318 walks, scoring a total of 435 runs.
The Diamondbacks have a team WHIP of 1.286 and a FIP of 4.45 this season, ranking 23rd in MLB in total hits allowed (847). Their pitching staff has given up 449 runs, maintaining an ERA of 4.22 (414 earned runs). Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 6.90 (681 strikeouts to 289 walks), allowing 120 home runs and conceding 4.58 runs per nine innings (17th in the league).
Out of 95 save opportunities, the Diamondbacks have earned 58 holds and suffered 10 blown saves. Their bullpen pitchers have been called into 36 save situations, converting 26 saves. Arizona’s relief corps has a 25.8% inherited score percentage out of 132 inherited runners and has appeared in high-leverage situations 108 times, with a 72.2% save rate (ranking 7th in MLB). They have sent 333 relief pitchers to the mound this season.
With a total of 7,953 innings played, the Diamondbacks boast a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in MLB). They have executed 84 double plays and possess a fielding percentage of .990 (making them 1st in MLB). To date, they have achieved 884 assists, committed 36 errors, and recorded 2,651 putouts.
In his MLB career, Merrill Kelly has given up 1,014 hits and has recorded 973 strikeouts in 1,106 innings pitched. He has allowed 479 earned runs with a WHIP of 1.224 and a FIP of 3.8. His career strikeout-to-walk ratio stands at 2.86, having faced 4,575 batters. Kelly holds a career record of 72-61 with an ERA of 3.90, allowing 8.2 hits per nine innings.
Who will emerge victorious in tonight’s MLB showdown against the spread or moneyline?
Prediction: Bet on Sacramento (+106)
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