Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/2/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Mets

Date: Friday, September 2, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The New York Mets (83-48) will go up against the Washington Nationals (44-86) at Citi Field on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Jon Gray and David Peterson.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 3.7 runs per contest, which has them at 26th in baseball. They have accounted for 485 runs scored and have an OBP of .312. The Nationals have compiled 198 doubles as a unit and have hit 110 balls out of the stadium. They have tallied 465 runs batted in as well as 1,073 hits for the season, and their batting average is sitting at .247. Washington is slugging .375 and have been called out on strikes 959 times, while taking a walk on 366 occasions.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.11 over the course of the season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 1,015 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.20 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.45. Nationals pitchers have allowed 195 long balls in addition to 701 runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 462 batters and their FIP sits at 4.95 as a squad this year.

The Nationals have sent 474 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 206 runners so far this year with 32.5% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 24 saves over the course of the season and have blown 14 of their 38 chances to save the game. The Nationals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 63.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 88 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 49 holds for the season (28th in baseball). Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 128 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have transformed 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 10,233 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have a tally of 3,411 putouts this year, in addition to 1,122 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .982 which ranks 29th in MLB, and they have turned 95 double plays.

Gray (60-55 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.86 while facing 3,984 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 917 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 314 free passes. His ERA is 4.51 (467 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.320. Gray has taken the mound for 932 frames and is sitting with 965 K's thus far in his career.

New York has tallied 132 long balls for the season to go along with 580 runs batted in. They have put up 224 doubles, while getting a free base 398 times and putting up 612 runs. The New York Mets have an on-base percentage of .328 and a batting average of .257 so far this year. The Mets hold a team slugging percentage of .407 and they tally 4.67 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have struck out on 990 occasions (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 1,140 hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.188 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a staff so far this year. They rank 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,027. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 485 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.51 (455 earned runs allowed). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 3.46 (1,235 strikeouts vs 357 bases on balls). They have conceded 134 homers and they relinquish 3.75 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball).

New York has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 52 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. They rank 7th in MLB with a save rate of 71.2%, and they have dispatched 386 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 115 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of their 160 inherited runners. Sitting with 125 save situations, the Mets have 72 holds and also 15 blown saves.

In 10,491 innings on the field, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in the majors). The New York Mets have turned 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 1,102 assists, 58 errors and have earned a total of 3,497 putouts so far this year.

Peterson (15-11 career record) has a 4.02 ERA while allowing 7.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.29 and he has faced 873 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 92 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.301 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. In his MLB career, Peterson has allowed 175 base hits while he has totaled 213 K's in 206 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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