Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 9/23/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Friday, September 23, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

The Miami Marlins (61-89) will play the Washington Nationals (52-97) at LoanDepot Park on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Jon Gray and Braxton Garrett.

The Nationals have tallied 231 doubles as a unit and have hit 126 baseballs out of the stadium. Washington is slugging .381 and have been rung up 1,104 times, while taking a walk on 415 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 3.8 runs per game, which puts them at 26th in baseball. They have tallied 543 RBI's in addition to 1,249 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .251. They have 565 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .314.

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The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.02 so far this year (29th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,122 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 513 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.95 as a team so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.19 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.44. Nationals pitchers have conceded 221 home runs in addition to 779 total runs (29th in the league).

The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 62.8% and has come into the game in 98 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 228 base runners so far this year and 32.0% of them crossed the plate. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 143 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 540 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have a total of 54 holds for the year (29th in MLB). They have recorded 27 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 43 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have transformed 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 11,634 innings on the field, which has them sitting 25th in baseball. The Washington Nationals have accounted for 3,878 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,293 assists and 94 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which is 28th in baseball, and they have turned 114 double plays.

Gray has taken the ball for 940 innings and has earned 974 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.50 (470 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.315. He has surrendered 922 base knocks (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 315 free passes. Gray (60-56 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.84 while he has faced 4,013 batters in the majors.

The Miami Marlins have an on-base percentage of .294 and a team batting average of .230 this year. They have struck out on 1,300 occasions (10th in baseball) and have 1,142 base knocks. Miami has a total of 132 home runs for the year to go along with 505 runs batted in. The Marlins have a slugging percentage of .363 and they are scoring 3.58 runs per outing (28th in MLB). They have recorded 226 doubles, while taking a walk 400 times as well as putting up 534 runs.

The Marlins have a team WHIP of 1.279 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a team so far this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.76 (1,305 strikeouts vs 473 free passes). They sit at 15th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 1,213. They have allowed 164 home runs and they concede 4.33 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Miami pitching staff have conceded 634 runs for the year while having an ERA of 3.95 (578 earned runs given up).

Miami has called on relievers to enter the game in 60 save chances and they have come away with 34 saves. They are currently ranked 24th in the league holding a save rate of 56.7%, and they have sent 481 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 151 times in high leverage situations and on 120 occasions with runners on. Miami bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.0% out of 178 inherited base runners. With 126 save situations, the Marlins have accrued 64 holds and 26 blown saves.

In 11,862 innings played, the Marlins have a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (18th in the majors). The Miami Marlins have turned 134 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .988 (3rd in MLB). The Marlins have racked up 1,349 assists, 63 errors and have earned 3,954 putouts during this campaign.

In his MLB career, Garrett has given up 118 base knocks while tallying 115 strikeouts in 115 innings pitched. Garrett (4-9 career mark) has earned a 4.23 ERA while giving up 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 54 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.409 and a FIP of 4.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and he has gone up against 501 opposing hitters so far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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