Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/26/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, August 26, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+120) Washington (-140)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (42-83) will compete against the Cincinnati Reds (48-74) on Friday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Reds at +120 while the Nationals are coming in at -140. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Mike Minor and Anibal Sanchez.

Cincinnati owns a slugging percentage of .379 and have been called out on strikes 1,093 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. They have 500 runs batted in in addition to 978 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .241. The Reds have hit 186 doubles as a team and have smacked 116 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 521 runs while having a team OBP of .309. As a squad, the Cincinnati Reds are earning 4.3 runs per contest, which is 19th in MLB.

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The Reds have a team earned run average of 5.04 on the season (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,067 hitters. They have walked 455 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.64 as a unit so far this season. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.35 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. Reds pitchers have relinquished 165 home runs and also 633 runs in total (27th in MLB).

Reds bullpen pitchers have come into the game with players on base 127 times as well as having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have racked up 50 holds so far this year (25th in baseball). The Reds relief pitchers have a save percentage of 55.8% and stepped onto the hill in 93 save situations. They have compiled 24 saves this year and have blown 19 of their 43 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 193 runners this season and 35.2% of those players ended up scoring. The Reds have dispatched 434 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Reds have turned 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,627 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in baseball. The Cincinnati Reds have a total of 3,209 putouts so far this season, in addition to 947 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which is 16th in the majors, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Minor (81-88 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.13 while he has faced 5,787 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 1,318 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) and has 405 free passes. His earned run average is 4.23 (651 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.245. Minor has thrown 1,383 innings and has earned 1,256 strikeouts so far in his career.

Washington has accounted for 104 home runs this season to go along with 446 runs batted in. They have recorded 189 doubles, while taking a walk 357 times and earning 466 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned an OBP of .312 as well as a team batting average of .247 on the season. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .373 and they average 3.73 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have been rung up on 926 occasions (29th in the league) and have recorded 1,031 hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.454 in addition to having a FIP of 4.98 as a pitching staff for the season. They are sitting at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,140. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 675 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.12 (621 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.16 (968 strikeouts against 448 walks). They have given up 188 dingers and they allow 5.56 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 30.2% out of their 199 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 103 times in high leverage situations and also on 125 occasions with runners on base. With 85 save situations, the Nationals have 47 holds in addition to 14 blown saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 62.2%, and they have dispatched 457 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 37 save opportunities and they have tallied 23 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 1,081 assists, 78 errors and have amassed 3,276 putouts so far this season. In 9,828 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (25th in professional baseball).

During his career, Sanchez has conceded 1,942 base hits while totaling 1,754 strikeouts in 1,987 frames. Sanchez (112-118 career mark) has earned a 4.08 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 902 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.315 and having a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 2.61 and he has faced 8,484 batters in his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (-140)

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