Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/29/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Pittsburgh (+105) Washington (-125)

The Washington Nationals (28-48) host the Pittsburgh Pirates (29-44) at Nationals Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Pirates at +105 and the Nationals are priced at -125. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Mitch Keller and Paolo Espino.

Pittsburgh has a slugging percentage of .364 and have been rung up 669 times, while drawing a walk on 215 occasions. They have tallied 247 RBI's as well as 524 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is sitting at .220. The Pirates have hit 94 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 74 baseballs out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 265 runs and have an on-base percentage of .288. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are putting up 3.6 runs per game, which ranks them 28th in baseball.

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The Pirates have compiled a team earned run average of 4.55 this year (25th in baseball), and they have rung up 580 hitters. They have walked 268 batters and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a squad on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.16 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.40. Pirates pitchers have given up 79 long balls in addition to 365 total runs (25th in baseball).

The Pirates have dispatched 228 relief pitchers to the hill so far this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 110 base runners this year and 35.5% of those players crossed the plate. They have accumulated 15 saves on the year and have blown 13 of their 28 save opportunities. The Pirates relievers have recorded a save percentage of 53.6% and has come into the game in 62 save situations. The relievers have a total of 31 holds for the year (24th in MLB). Pirates pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 71 times as well as having 71 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Pirates have turned 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,751 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 26th in the majors. The Pittsburgh Pirates have earned a total of 1,917 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 662 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which has them sitting 29th in baseball, and they have twisted 58 double plays.

Keller has thrown 236 frames and has racked up 228 K's in his pro baseball career. Keller (9-22 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.23 and he has faced 1,074 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.67 (149 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.646. He has allowed 279 base hits (10.6 hits per nine innings) and has 110 free passes.

The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .320 as well as a batting average of .253 so far this season. They have been rung up on 544 occasions (28th in MLB) and have tallied 645 base knocks. Washington has accumulated 60 long balls on the season and 292 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.01 runs per game (25th in baseball). They have recorded 127 two-baggers, while walking 236 times as well as scoring 305 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 415 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 5.12 (378 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 103 dingers and they relinquish 5.62 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.481 and have a FIP of 4.82 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.06 (580 strikeouts vs 281 free passes). They are sitting at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 704.

Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 125 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 51 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Nationals have earned 29 holds in addition to 6 blown saves. They are ranked 10th in baseball with a save rate of 68.4%, and they have dispatched 279 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 19 save opportunities and they have walked away with 13 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 53 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .981 (26th in MLB). The Nationals have accrued 683 assists, 51 errors and have accounted for 1,995 putouts this year. In their 5,985 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (28th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Espino has conceded 175 hits while accumulating 149 punch outs in 180 innings. Espino (5-6 record in his career) holds a 4.04 ERA while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 81 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.226 and having a FIP of 4.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.24 and he has gone up against 754 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (-125)

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