Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 6/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Thursday, June 9, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-120) Miami (+100)

The Washington Nationals (21-36) are hitting the road to LoanDepot Park on Thursday where they will play the Miami Marlins (23-30). The moneyline on this game has Washington at -120 and Miami opens at +100. The total is set at 7.5. The starting pitchers will be Stephen Strasburg and Trevor Rogers.

The Nationals have hit 98 doubles as a team and have knocked 42 balls out of the park. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .376 and have struck out 414 times, while being walked on 173 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 23rd in MLB. They have recorded 222 RBI's in addition to 488 hits for the season, and their batting average comes in at .254. They have racked up 232 runs and hold an OBP of .320.

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Nationals pitchers have relinquished 69 long balls and also 319 runs in total (30th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 215 opposing players and their FIP is 4.66 as a squad this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52. The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.44 this season (30th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 437 hitters.

The Nationals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 69.2% and has come into the game in 36 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 108 runners on the campaign with 36.1% of them crossed home plate. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with runners on 62 times in addition to having 36 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 218 relievers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 23 holds for the season (25th in MLB). They have tallied 9 saves on the season and have blown 4 of their 13 save chances.

The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 1,490 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 518 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which is 24th in pro baseball, and they have turned 44 double plays. The Nationals have turned 66.6% of balls in play into outs out of 4,470 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball.

Strasburg has taken the mound for 1,465 frames and has accumulated 1,718 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.21 (523 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.093. He has given up 1,209 base hits (7.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 392 free passes. Strasburg (113-61 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.01 and he has gone up against 5,939 batters in the majors.

The Marlins hold a team slugging % of .401 and they have an average of 4.47 runs per outing (11th in MLB). They have 83 two-baggers, while taking a walk 169 times as well as putting up 237 runs. Miami has accumulated 58 home runs so far this year to go along with 224 runs batted in. They have struck out on 469 instances (14th in baseball) and have a total of 441 base knocks. The Miami Marlins have compiled an on-base percentage of .318 in addition to a team batting average of .246 so far this season.

The Marlins have a WHIP of 1.232 and have a FIP of 4.04 as a team this year. They are sitting at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 397. The Miami pitching staff have surrendered 220 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.83 (198 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.68 (472 strikeouts vs 176 walks). They have allowed 59 homers and they allow 4.26 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Miami has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 19 save chances and they have walked away with 11 saves. They rank 24th in the league with a save percentage of 57.9%, and they have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 43 occasions with base runners. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.5% out of their 64 inherited base runners. With 46 save situations, the Marlins have earned 26 holds in addition to 8 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have turned 40 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Marlins have 454 assists, 24 errors and have amassed 1,397 putouts for the year. Out of their 4,191 innings on the field, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 71.0% (10th in baseball).

So far in his pro baseball career, Rogers has allowed 188 base knocks while he has totaled 235 punch outs in 206 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 87 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.94 and he has faced 883 batters during his career. Rogers (10-15 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 3.80 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (+100)

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