New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, August 2, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-275) Washington (+230)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (35-68) will take on the New York Mets (64-37) on Tuesday. The odds on this game have the Mets at -275 and the Nationals are sitting at +230. The total is 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jacob deGrom and Cory Abbott.

The Mets have accrued 168 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 101 balls out of the stadium. New York has a slugging rate of .404 and have struck out 768 times, while taking a walk on 309 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are notching 4.7 runs per game, which is 5th in the league. They have earned 451 RBI's in addition to 878 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average is .256. They have a total of 475 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Mets are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.55 so far this season (5th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 960 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 286 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.65 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.36 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.18. Mets pitchers have allowed 108 home runs and 377 runs (4th in the league).

Mets bullpen pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 93 times and also have had 93 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 57 holds over the course of the season (11th in baseball). The Mets bullpen have a save rate of 67.4% and stepped onto the hill in 101 save situations. They have earned 29 saves on the season and have blown 14 out of their 43 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 123 base runners this year and 38.2% of them earned a run for their team. The Mets have dispatched 301 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year.

The New York Mets are sitting with 2,597 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 828 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and have earned 83 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 7,791 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 15th in pro baseball.

deGrom (77-53 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 2.64 and he has faced 4,978 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 981 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) and has had 295 walks. His earned run average is 2.50 (350 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.011. deGrom has taken the hill for 1,261 innings and has tallied 1,505 strikeouts during his pro baseball career.

The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .315 and a team batting average of .246 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 743 instances (29th in the league) and have earned a total of 846 base knocks. Washington has knocked in 79 home runs this year as well as 376 runs batted in. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .371 and they tally 3.82 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have 168 two-baggers, while walking 318 times and recording 393 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 561 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 5.14 (517 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 150 homers and they concede 5.58 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.454 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.87 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.17 (804 strikeouts against 371 walks). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 945.

Washington has called on relievers to take the mound in 27 save chances and they have tallied 18 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 377 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relievers have come in 76 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 28.3% out of their 166 inherited runners. Sitting with 69 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 41 holds and also 9 blown saves.

In 7,830 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (27th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 69 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (29th in professional baseball). The Nationals have accrued 877 assists, 67 errors and have notched a total of 2,610 putouts on the season.

Abbott (0-0 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 5.91 earned run average while giving up 9.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 1.50 and he has faced 98 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career. He has surrendered 14 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.594 and a FIP of 8.0. So far in his pro baseball career, Abbott has surrendered 22 base hits while he has earned 18 strikeouts in 21 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-275)

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