Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/3/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, July 3, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-120) Washington (+100)

The Washington Nationals (29-50) are hosting the Miami Marlins (35-40) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have Miami at -120 while Washington is sitting at +100. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Pablo Lopez and Erick Fedde.

The Marlins have accrued 115 doubles as a team and have hit 82 balls out of the park. Miami has a slugging % of .397 and have been called out on strikes 662 times, while being walked on 215 occasions. As a team, the Miami Marlins are putting up 4.4 runs/g, which has them at 16th in the league. They have 313 runs batted in and 620 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .245. They have 329 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .311.

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Marlins pitchers have allowed 80 home runs and also 321 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 239 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.97 as a team on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.71 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.27. The Marlins have an ERA of 3.94 on the year (18th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 648 hitters.

Marlins relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 64 times and also have had 71 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 38 holds this season (21st in MLB). The Marlins relievers have a save percentage of 60.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. They have earned 17 saves so far this year and have blown 11 out of their 28 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 98 base runners on the campaign and 35.7% of them crossed the plate. The Marlins have dispatched 252 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Miami Marlins have accounted for 1,974 putouts for the season, as well as 670 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which puts them in 9th in the majors, and have a total of 54 double plays. The Marlins have converted 69.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 5,922 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

Lopez (23-25 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.74 and he has gone up against 1,727 batters in the majors. He has surrendered 377 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) with 113 free passes. His earned run average is 3.81 (177 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.173. Lopez has taken the hill for 417 innings and has earned 403 strikeouts thus far in his career.

Washington has accounted for 62 home runs on the year as well as 304 runs batted in. They have tallied 136 doubles, while taking a walk 249 times as well as racking up 318 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned an on-base percentage of .321 as well as a team batting average of .253 so far this year. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .382 and they are earning 4.03 runs per game (24th in the league). They have struck out on 568 instances (28th in MLB) and have 672 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.478 with a FIP of 4.84 as a staff for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.08 (607 strikeouts against 292 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 731. They have given up 109 long balls and they allow 5.59 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have given up 430 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.11 (393 earned runs surrendered).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% of 134 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 54 times in high leverage situations and on 80 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 51 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 30 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They are ranked 14th in MLB holding a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 288 relievers to the hill on the season. Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 21 save opportunities and they have tallied 14 saves.

In 6,228 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (29th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in baseball). The Nationals have racked up 709 assists, 53 errors and have 2,076 putouts this season.

During his career, Fedde has surrendered 424 base hits while he has earned 317 strikeouts in 401 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 227 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.474 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.90 and he has faced 1,758 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. Fedde (20-25 career win-loss mark) holds a 5.09 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-120)

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