Phillies vs Athletics Picks and Prediction – 5/25/2025

The Philadelphia Phillies will be returning to Sutter Health Park on Saturday, where they will take on the Sacramento Athletics. Get the rest of our free MLB picks here! The Philadelphia Phillies stand with a 32-18 record. Philadelphia is ranked 6th in the latest ESPN mid May rankings. Christopher Sanchez will be Philadelphia's starting pitcher on Saturday, this season he is 4-1 and has a 3.10 ERA with Philadelphia. The Phillies are ringing in 4.8 runs per game, while batting .265 at the plate. The Phillies bullpen has been below average this season as they are ranked 23rd in baseball. Kyle Schwarber has found success this year with a .256 batting average, 17 home runs and 37 RBI. Philadelphia have won seven games in a row.

The Athletics are 22-29 and are ranked 19th according to ESPN in the mid May rankings. The Athletics are 4-6 playing in the last ten games against Philadelphia. Jacob Lopez is headed to the mound for the Athletics in this game, he is replacing J.T. Ginn in the rotation. Lopez is 0-1 with a 3.86 ERA and a bad 2.57 whip. The Athletics have the 28th ranked bullpen so far this season. Tyler Soderstrom leads the Athletics this year with a .281 batting average and 30 RBI. The Athletics have lost nine games in a row. 

The Philadelphia Phillies have been solid this year and will have starting pitcher Christopher Sanchez on the mound. Sanchez has pitched well and won his last start against the Athletics. The Phillies bullpen has struggled as they are 23rd in baseball. The Sacramento pitcher Jacob Lopez is 0-1 this season and has given up a lot of hits and has a high whip of 2.57 so Philadelphia will get plenty of scoring opportunities. The Phillies offense and pitching will be to much for Sacramento and Philadelphia will get the job done on the road on Saturday. Final Score Prediction, Philadelphia Phillies win 5-3.