Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 7/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, July 9, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (49-34) will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (30-54) on Saturday. The pitchers expected to start will be Patrick Corbin and Kyle Wright.

Washington owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have been rung up 598 times, while taking a walk on 262 occasions. They have recorded 315 runs batted in and 703 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .250. The Nationals have hit 141 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 64 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 330 runs while holding a team OBP of .318. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 3.9 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in MLB.

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Nationals pitchers have relinquished 118 long balls and 458 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 312 batters and their FIP sits at 4.84 as a squad so far this season. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.47. The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 5.11 for the year (29th in the league), and the staff has struck out 652 hitters.

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

The Washington Nationals have amassed 2,214 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 750 assists and 55 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .982 which has them sitting 26th in MLB, and they have turned 58 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,642 innings, which ranks them 27th in the majors.

Corbin (85-94 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 6,294 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 1,507 base knocks (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 450 walks. His ERA is 4.18 (685 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.328. Corbin has taken the ball for 1,473 innings and has racked up 1,417 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Atlanta has compiled 126 home runs for the season to go along with 376 runs batted in. They have 158 doubles, while walking 241 times as well as scoring 394 runs. The Atlanta Braves are sitting with an OBP of .314 and a batting average of .249 over the course of the season. The Braves hold a team slugging % of .443 and they score 4.75 runs per game (5th in the league). They have struck out on 769 instances (2nd in the league) and have 701 base knocks.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.236 with a FIP of 3.40 as a unit for the season. They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 646. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 333 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.66 (301 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 (795 strikeouts vs 270 walks). They have given up 68 HR's and they relinquish 4.04 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

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

In their 6,672 innings played, the Braves hold a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (20th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in professional baseball). The Braves have 717 assists, 36 errors and have accumulated 2,224 putouts during this campaign.

In his pro baseball career, Wright has surrendered 148 hits while he has earned 157 K's in 166 frames. Wright (11-12 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.45 earned run average while conceding 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 82 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.367 and a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.99 and he has faced 715 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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