Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/8/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, July 8, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Washington Nationals (30-54) are headed to Truist Park on Friday where they will meet the Atlanta Braves (49-34). The expected starting pitchers will be Erick Fedde and Charlie Morton.

Washington owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 598 times, while being walked on 262 occasions. They have accumulated 315 runs batted in as well as 703 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is .250. The Nationals have recorded 141 doubles as a team and have knocked 64 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 330 runs and have an OBP of .318. As a team, the Washington Nationals are compiling 3.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 27th in the league.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.11 this year (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 652 batters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.47. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 118 home runs in addition to 458 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 312 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.84 as a squad on the year.

The Nationals have sent 306 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 139 base runners so far this season with 31.7% of those players ended up scoring. They have 15 saves for the year and have blown 8 out of their 23 chances to get a save. The Nationals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 65.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 55 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 32 holds on the campaign (27th in the league). Nationals relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 84 times and also have had 62 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for 2,214 putouts for the season, as well as 750 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and have a total of 58 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 6,642 innings, which has them sitting 27th in professional baseball.

Fedde has taken the ball for 407 frames and has 323 K's during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 5.06 (229 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.467. He has allowed 427 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 170 walks. Fedde (20-25 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.02 while he has gone up against 1,781 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Atlanta Braves hold an on-base percentage of .314 in addition to a batting average of .249 for the year. They have been rung up on 769 occasions (2nd in the league) and have earned a total of 701 base hits. Atlanta has 126 long balls this year and 376 RBIs. The Braves have a team slugging % of .443 and they tally 4.75 runs per game (5th in MLB). They have put up 158 two-baggers, while getting a free base 241 times and notching 394 runs.

The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.236 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.40 as a squad on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 (795 strikeouts against 270 walks). They have a ranking of 11th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 646. They have given up 68 home runs and they give up 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in MLB). The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 333 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.66 (301 earned runs yielded).

With 103 save situations, the Braves have amassed 55 holds and also 17 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 46 save chances and they have tallied 29 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 93 times in high leverage situations and also on 73 occasions with runners on. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.3% out of 110 inherited runners. They rank 16th in baseball holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 263 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in MLB). The Braves have racked up 717 assists, 36 errors and have notched a total of 2,224 putouts this year. In 6,672 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in baseball).

Thus far in his career, Morton has surrendered 1,615 base knocks while accumulating 1,593 K's in 1,712 innings. He has given up a total of 764 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.298 and having a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.62 and he has gone up against 7,326 batters so far in his MLB career. Morton (111-98 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 4.02 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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