Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, July 17, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Atlanta Braves (55-37) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will play the Washington Nationals (30-62). The starting pitchers will be Spencer Strider and Josh Rogers.

The Braves have earned 168 doubles as a team and have hit 145 balls out of the park. Atlanta is slugging .445 and have been rung up 861 times, while being walked on 268 occasions. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are notching 4.8 runs per game, which has them at 5th in MLB. They have accounted for 418 runs batted in in addition to 781 hits this year, while their average at the plate is at .249. They have notched a total of 437 runs and hold an OBP of .314.

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The Braves hold a team ERA of 3.58 on the season (6th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 885 hitters. They have walked 305 opposing players and their FIP is 3.45 as a unit this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.24. Braves pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs in addition to 364 runs in total (8th in MLB).

Braves bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 83 times in addition to having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 58 holds so far this season (6th in the league). The Braves relievers have recorded a save rate of 64.7% and has entered the game in 111 save situations. They have earned 33 saves on the year and have not converted 18 of 51 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 126 runners over the course of the season with 36.5% of those players crossed home plate. The Braves have sent 292 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 2,482 putouts this season, as well as 799 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .989 which ranks 4th in professional baseball, and have a total of 68 double plays. The Braves have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,446 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB.

Strider has taken the mound for 72 innings and has 110 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 2.60 (21 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.032. He has conceded 46 base hits (5.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 29 free passes. Strider (5-2 career mark) has a FIP of 2.08 while he has faced 292 hitters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .318 as well as a batting average of .249 this season. They have struck out on 659 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned a total of 768 base hits. Washington has hit 72 home runs on the season as well as 338 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .375 and they have an average of 3.85 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have hit 155 doubles, while getting a free base 290 times as well as putting up 354 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 504 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.15 (463 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 136 home runs and they yield 5.61 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.466 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.90 as a team on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 (721 strikeouts against 336 free passes). They are sitting at 29th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 850.

Washington has had relief pitchers take the mound in 24 save chances and they have tallied 15 saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 334 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 89 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 31.0% out of their 145 inherited runners. Sitting with 57 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 33 holds and 9 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 66 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (24th in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 822 assists, 58 errors and are sitting with 2,427 putouts so far this season. Out of their 7,281 innings played, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Rogers has given up 91 base hits and he has 45 punch outs in 88 innings. He has allowed 53 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.443 and being the owner of a FIP of 6.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.25 and he has faced 389 opposing batters so far in his MLB career. Rogers (5-7 career mark) has a 5.42 earned run average and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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