Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-190) Washington (+160)

The Washington Nationals (23-39) are hosting the Atlanta Braves (34-27) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this contest has the Braves at -190 while the Nationals are coming in at +160. The betting total is set at 9. The starting pitchers will be Max Fried and Stephen Strasburg.

The Braves have hit 121 doubles as a squad and have knocked 84 balls out of the park. Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .431 and have been rung up 580 times, while being walked on 181 occasions. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which ranks them 9th in the league. They have 265 RBI's as well as 503 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average sits at .244. They have racked up 281 runs and have an OBP of .311.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.70 on the campaign (9th in the league), and the staff has rung up 575 batters. They have walked 211 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.45 as a squad on the campaign. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.73 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have surrendered 48 long balls and 253 runs in total (13th in the league).

Braves bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 56 times and also have had 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 41 holds on the year (3rd in baseball). The Braves relief pitchers have a save percentage of 65.6% and has entered the game in 73 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves this season and have missed out on 11 out of their 32 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 81 base runners so far this season with 40.7% of them crossed home plate. The Braves have dispatched 198 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 1,636 putouts so far this season, in addition to 531 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 5th in pro baseball, and they have turned 45 double plays. The Braves have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 4,908 innings, which has them sitting at 16th in MLB.

Fried has thrown 522 frames and is sitting with 516 K's so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.24 (188 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.203. He has allowed 477 base hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) with 151 free passes. Fried (46-20 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.45 and he has faced 2,156 hitters during his time in the majors.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .382 and they earn 4.15 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have hit 102 two-baggers, while taking a walk 187 times and earning 257 runs. Washington has a total of 49 home runs this year to go along with 246 RBIs. They have struck out on 448 occasions (26th in the league) and have tallied 539 hits. The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .322 as well as a team batting average of .257 for the year.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.505 and have a FIP of 4.65 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 (473 strikeouts against 229 free passes). They rank 30th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 585. They have surrendered 76 homers and they allow 5.71 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 343 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.32 (320 earned runs given up).

With 39 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 25 holds and also 5 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 14 save chances and they have converted 9 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 38 times in high leverage situations and also on 66 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.8% of 112 inherited runners. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 233 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

In 4,869 innings on the field, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (29th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 47 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (25th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 567 assists, 43 errors and have earned 1,623 putouts over the course of the season.

Strasburg (113-62 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.24 earned run average and has conceded 7.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.37 and he has gone up against 5,962 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up 530 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.096 and having a FIP of 3.0. During his pro baseball career, Strasburg has given up 1,217 hits while earning 1,723 K's in 1,470 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+160)

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