Athletics vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 5/24/25, 6:35 PM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 2/11/26 at 8:34 AM in MLB Picks

The Phillies have now won nine in ten games, in a highly accessible stretch of the schedule that pitted them against the Pirates, Rockies, and now the Athletics, all last in their division.

In Sacramento, it was a close game against the A's, but the Phillies ultimately managed to take the game 1, 4-3. Wheeler once again led his team. He will be a strong candidate for this year's Cy Young Award. The left-hander dominated the Athletics, pitching 6.2 scoreless innings and striking out eight. By the ninth inning, the score was 1-0 in Philadelphia's favor, but in the top of the ninth, Bohn, Rojas, and Turner, who had already homered in the first inning, drove in three more runs to make it 4-3. In the Athletics' last chance, Kurtz hit a 3-run home run, but the betting total was settled as an underdog, as there were only 7 runs and the bookmakers had set it at 9.5.

Dominican Cristopher Sanchez returns to pitch for the Phillies in Game 2. He has a 4-1 record with a 3.10 ERA and is averaging more than one strikeout per inning this season.