Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/27/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, June 27, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (25-47) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (28-40) at Nationals Park on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be Jerad Eickhoff and Erick Fedde.

The Pirates have hit 88 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 64 balls out of the park. Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .360 and have been called out on strikes 613 times, while being walked on 209 occasions. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are notching 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in the league. They have accrued 228 runs batted in and 486 hits on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .220. They have tallied 245 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .291.

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Pirates pitchers have given up 77 home runs in addition to 341 runs in total (25th in the league). They have walked 250 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.43 as a unit for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.39. The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.54 this year (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 538 hitters.

Pirates relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 66 times in addition to having 62 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 29 holds this season (25th in baseball). The Pirates relief pitchers have a save rate of 60.0% and has come into the game in 57 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves so far this season and have not converted 10 of their 25 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 runners on the campaign with 33.7% of them crossed the plate. The Pirates have sent 212 relief pitchers to the mound on the season.

The Pirates have turned 68.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 5,355 innings, which has them sitting 20th in baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have a tally of 1,785 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 613 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding rate is at .978 which has them ranked 29th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 55 double plays.

Eickhoff (21-33 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.67 and he has faced 1,992 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 477 base hits (9.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 137 free passes. His ERA is 4.50 (232 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.323. Eickhoff has taken the ball for 464 frames and has accumulated 413 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .318 as well as a team batting average of .252 this season. They have been rung up on 524 occasions (26th in baseball) and have tallied 610 base hits. Washington has 58 home runs for the season as well as 279 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .378 and they have an average of 4.06 runs per contest (23rd in baseball). They have put up 115 two-baggers, while walking 220 times as well as putting up 292 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 405 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 5.26 (368 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 98 HR's and they allow 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.502 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.86 as a unit on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.03 (551 strikeouts vs 271 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 675.

With 44 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 28 holds and also 6 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 16 save opportunities and they have converted 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 44 times in high leverage situations in addition to 74 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 122 inherited base runners. They sit at 14th in baseball with a save rate of 62.5%, and they have sent 267 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 51 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .980 (28th in baseball). The Nationals have 653 assists, 51 errors and have a total of 1,890 putouts so far this year. In 5,670 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 67.3% (29th in the majors).

During his career, Fedde has allowed 421 base hits while accumulating 313 K's in 396 innings pitched. He has conceded 225 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.480 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and he has faced 1,738 opposing hitters thus far in his career. Fedde (20-25 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 5.11 earned run average and has surrendered 9.6 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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