Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, June 13, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (23-38) will compete against the Atlanta Braves (33-27) at Nationals Park on Monday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ian Anderson and Jon Gray.

Atlanta is slugging .427 and have struck out 573 times, while drawing a walk on 178 occasions. They have amassed 260 runs batted in and 496 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is at .245. The Braves have hit 119 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 80 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 276 runs scored and hold an OBP of .311. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.6 runs per game, which ranks them 9th in baseball.

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The Braves are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.71 over the course of the season (11th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 565 batters. They have walked 209 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.46 as a unit so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.70 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Braves pitchers have allowed 47 home runs and also 250 runs (16th in baseball).

The Braves relievers have a save rate of 64.5% and has come into the game in 70 save situations. The relievers have inherited 81 runners this year with 40.7% of those players crossed home plate. Braves pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 56 times in addition to having 70 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 195 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have 39 holds on the campaign (5th in MLB). They have accumulated 20 saves on the campaign and have blown 11 of their 31 save chances.

The Atlanta Braves have earned a total of 1,609 putouts this season, as well as 521 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .987 which puts them in 6th in MLB, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.6% of balls in play into outs in their 4,827 innings, which has them ranked 17th in baseball.

Anderson has taken the hill for 220 innings and is sitting with 215 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.59 (88 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.253. He has given up 183 hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) with 93 walks. Anderson (17-10 career mark) holds a FIP of 4.00 and he has faced 928 batters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .258 so far this season. They have been rung up on 440 instances (27th in baseball) and have notched a total of 531 hits. Washington has knocked in 49 HRs this season to go along with 245 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .384 and they are earning 4.20 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have notched 101 doubles, while getting a free base 183 times and scoring 256 runs.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.513 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.65 as a unit this year. They are sitting at 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 576. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 339 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.35 (316 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.04 (468 strikeouts against 229 walks). They have conceded 74 homers and they relinquish 5.73 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 14 save chances and they have converted 9 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in MLB holding a save percentage of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 230 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relievers have come in 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.8% out of their 112 inherited runners. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 25 holds and 5 blown saves.

In their 4,788 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 66.6% (29th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 47 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (27th in MLB). The Nationals have accrued 554 assists, 43 errors and have accounted for 1,596 putouts this season.

Gray (54-52 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.63 ERA while allowing 9.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.00 and he has faced 3,751 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has given up a total of 450 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.337 and having a FIP of 3.9. During his MLB career, Gray has given up 871 hits and he has 896 strikeouts in 875 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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