Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, September 1, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Oakland Athletics (49-81) are on their way to Nationals Park on Thursday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (43-86). The starting pitchers will be JP Sears and Cory Abbott.

As a squad, the Oakland Athletics are putting up 3.4 runs/g, which ranks them 29th in baseball. They have accounted for 443 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .280. The Athletics have tallied 204 doubles as a unit and have hit 109 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 416 RBI's and 919 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .216. Oakland has a slugging rate of .344 and have struck out 1,090 times, while taking a walk on 342 occasions.

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The Athletics are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.30 this season (24th in the league), and their staff has struck out 962 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.32 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.31. Athletics pitchers have conceded 148 long balls in addition to 589 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 415 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a team over the course of the season.

The Athletics relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 60.4% and has entered the game in 144 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 215 runners this season with 28.8% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Athletics pitchers have entered the game with runners on 148 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have sent 432 relief pitchers to the hill this season. The relievers have earned 94 holds for the season (1st in MLB). They have accumulated 29 saves on the year and have blown 19 of their 48 save chances.

The Oakland Athletics have earned 3,440 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,173 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which is 21st in MLB, and have accumulated 104 double plays. The Athletics have turned 70.4% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,320 innings, which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball.

Sears has taken the mound for 43 innings and has accounted for 26 punch outs so far in his career. His ERA is 2.28 (11 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.108. He has surrendered 35 hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 13 free passes. Sears (5-1 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 3.79 while he has faced 168 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington has knocked in 109 HRs for the season to go along with 460 RBIs. They have put up 195 two-baggers, while walking 364 times and recording 480 runs. The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .374 and they average 3.72 runs per game (26th in the league). They have struck out on 955 instances (29th in MLB) and have recorded 1,064 base hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 4.95 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 2.20 (1,008 strikeouts against 458 free passes). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,179. They have surrendered 194 homers and they give up 5.59 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have yielded 700 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.15 (645 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has had relief pitchers enter the game in 38 save chances and they have come away with 24 saves. They are currently ranked 17th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have dispatched 472 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 108 times in high leverage situations and on 128 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.5% of 206 inherited base runners. With 88 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 49 holds and also 14 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 93 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (29th in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 1,110 assists, 81 errors and have earned 3,384 putouts during this campaign. In their 10,152 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (26th in the majors).

So far in his pro baseball career, Abbott has conceded 38 hits and he has 35 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched. He has conceded 26 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.452 and a FIP of 7.3. His K/BB ratio is 1.52 and he has gone up against 189 batters during his pro baseball career. Abbott (0-2 career mark) holds a 5.57 earned run average while surrendering 8.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Oakland

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