Athletics vs Rangers Picks and Prediction – 5/1/2025

The Sacramento Athletics remain in Texas Thursday night for another game against the Texas Rangers. Sacramento has won 15 games and lost 15 games this season following a 13 run road loss to Texas last time out. The Sacramento offense has been mediocre this season with a .2522 batting average. The Athletics have scored 125 runs on 256 hits this season. The Sacramento pitching has been horrendous this season with a 4.72 team ERA. Stay in the action with our MLB picks.

Jacob Wilson leads the Sacramento offense this season with a .321 batting average. Tyler Soderstrom has a .286 batting average to go along with a team high nine home runs and 24 RBI's. Brett Rooker has a .250 batting average and Lawrence Butler has chipped in heavily with a .248 batting average across 29 games played.

The Texas Rangers stay on their home field Thursday two games above .500 on the year following their win against Sacramento last time out. Offensively Texas has been below average this season with a .233 batting average. The Rangers have scored 100 and two runs on 225 hits to go along with thirty home runs as a team this season. The Texas pitching has been solid however with a 3.14 ERA overall this year.

Adolis Garcia has been solid for Texas this season with the .214 batting average and has boasted a team-leading fourteen RBI's this season. Josh Jung has a .282 batting average and Corey Seager has a .286 batting average but he's played just 21 times. Wyatt Langford leads Texas this season with six home runs and has a .319 batting average but has played in just 20 games overall. Josh Smith has a .319 batting average and leads Texas this season with 23 hits in 24 games played.

The Athletics have had a much better season up to this point then expected but remain the second best team in this matchup. Look for Texas to do the work at home Thursday night. The Rangers have a great pitcher on the mound in this game and a bullpen giving up more than 1.5 runs less per game. Take Texas to ride their arms to the win. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 5-1.