Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, September 18, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (-260) Washington (+220)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (50-94) will compete against the Miami Marlins (59-86) on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Miami at -260 while Washington is at +220. The total is 7.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Sandy Alcantara and Anibal Sanchez.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are earning 3.6 runs per game, which is 28th in the league. They have tallied 517 runs while holding a team OBP of .294. The Marlins have tallied 221 doubles as a squad and have knocked 127 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 489 RBI's and 1,105 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is sitting at .229. Miami has a slugging % of .361 and have struck out 1,274 times, while taking a walk on 392 occasions.

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The Marlins have a team ERA of 3.98 on the year (19th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 1,268 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 464 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.97 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.73 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.29. Marlins pitchers have given up 158 home runs and also 623 runs in total (16th in the league).

The Marlins bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 56.7% and has entered the game in 126 save situations. The relievers have inherited 174 base runners so far this year with 36.8% of those players earned a run for their team. Marlins relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 117 times in addition to having 151 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 471 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have racked up 64 holds so far this year (21st in baseball). They have accumulated 34 saves so far this season and have missed out on 26 out of their 60 save chances.

The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 3,849 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,316 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 3rd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 128 double plays. The Marlins have converted 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,547 innings, which has them ranked 19th in baseball.

Alcantara has pitched in 691 innings and has totaled 612 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.18 (244 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.159. He has conceded 578 base hits (7.5 hits per nine innings) and has 223 walks. Alcantara (32-42 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 2,828 batters in the majors.

Washington has compiled 122 HRs on the year to go along with 533 runs batted in. They have recorded 225 doubles, while taking a walk 406 times as well as earning 555 runs. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .315 and a batting average of .252 on the year. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .382 and they score 3.85 runs per contest (25th in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,061 occasions (29th in baseball) and have a total of 1,220 base hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.443 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a staff on the campaign. They come in at 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,311. The Washington pitching staff have yielded 765 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 5.06 (707 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.17 (1,098 strikeouts against 505 free passes). They have surrendered 215 homers and they relinquish 5.47 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.3% out of their 226 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 123 times in high leverage situations and also on 141 occasions with runners on. With 95 save situations, the Nationals have earned 52 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. They rank 18th in the league with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have sent 526 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. Washington has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 42 save chances and they have tallied 26 saves.

In 11,328 innings on the diamond, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (26th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 110 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 1,264 assists, 92 errors and have accumulated 3,776 putouts during this campaign.

During his MLB career, Sanchez has conceded 1,949 base hits and he has 1,761 strikeouts in 2,001 frames. Sanchez (114-118 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.06 ERA while giving up 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 904 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.313 and a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.59 and he has gone up against 8,540 opposing batters in his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+220)

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