Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, July 23, 2022

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Arizona Diamondbacks (40-52) will go up against the Washington Nationals (31-63) at Chase Field on Saturday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Jon Gray and Madison Bumgarner.

Washington has a slugging rate of .375 and have been rung up 670 times, while taking a walk on 292 occasions. They have earned 348 runs batted in in addition to 782 base knocks this season, and their team batting average sits at .248. The Nationals have earned 155 doubles as a team and have hit 74 baseballs out of the stadium. They are sitting with 364 runs and have an on-base percentage of .316. As a team, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 3.9 runs per game, which has them at 27th in the league.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.13 for the season (29th in MLB), and they have rung up 737 hitters. They have walked 339 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.87 as a unit for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 2.17 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have allowed 138 home runs and 513 runs in total (30th in baseball).

Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 91 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 35 holds so far this season (27th in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.5% and stepped onto the hill in 60 save situations. They have compiled 15 saves on the campaign and have blown 9 out of their 24 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 147 base runners on the campaign with 30.6% of those players crossed the plate. The Nationals have sent 343 relievers to the mound on the campaign.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for 2,481 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 839 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which puts them in 26th in MLB, and they have turned 66 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,443 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 25th in pro baseball.

Gray has taken the ball for 925 innings and has tallied 954 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.48 (460 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.316. He has conceded 908 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) with 309 walks. Gray (60-53 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 3,945 batters during his time in the majors.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for an OBP of .302 as well as a team batting average of .223 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 788 instances (16th in the league) and have 676 hits. Arizona has knocked in 105 home runs for the year and 359 runs batted in. The Diamondbacks have a SLG% of .383 and they score 4.16 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have 140 two-baggers, while taking a walk 326 times as well as racking up 383 runs.

The Arizona pitching staff have relinquished 436 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 4.34 (391 earned runs yielded). They have surrendered 101 homers and they surrender 4.84 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.321 with a FIP of 4.29 as a squad this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.33 (662 strikeouts vs 284 bases on balls). They sit at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 786.

Arizona bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 24.6% of 118 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 106 times in high leverage situations and on 87 occasions with runners on. With 80 save situations, the Diamondbacks have accumulated 47 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are ranked 19th in baseball with a save rate of 59.4%, and they have sent 320 relievers onto the field for the year. Arizona has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 32 save opportunities and they have converted 19 saves.

In 7,293 innings on the field, the Diamondbacks have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.6% (18th in MLB). The Arizona Diamondbacks have turned 77 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have 771 assists, 58 errors and have amassed 2,431 putouts this year.

Bumgarner (132-115 career record) holds a 3.33 earned run average and has conceded 8.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.93 and he has gone up against 8,732 batters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed a total of 789 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.135 and a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Bumgarner has surrendered 1,905 hits while accumulating 2,017 punch outs in 2,130 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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