Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/4/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Mets

Date: Sunday, September 4, 2022

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

The Washington Nationals (45-86) are hitting the road to Citi Field on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the New York Mets (84-48). The pitchers taking the mound will be Erick Fedde and Carlos Carrasco.

The Nationals have accumulated 199 two-baggers as a team and have hit 111 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging percentage of .376 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while being walked on 372 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are compiling 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in baseball. They have 472 runs batted in as well as 1,084 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .247. They have 492 runs scored and hold an OBP of .312.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 5.10 so far this season (30th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,027 hitters. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.20 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Nationals pitchers have conceded 196 home runs and 706 total runs (29th in baseball). They have walked 466 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.94 as a squad so far this season.

The Nationals have dispatched 480 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 207 runners on the season with 32.9% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have compiled 24 saves so far this season and have not converted 14 of 38 save opportunities. The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 63.2% and stepped onto the hill in 88 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 49 holds on the year (28th in the league). Nationals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 130 times and also have had 111 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have transformed 68.3% of balls in play into outs in their 10,323 innings, which has them sitting at 26th in the majors. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 3,441 putouts this year, as well as 1,136 assists and 83 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 97 double plays.

Fedde (20-29 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.12 and he has gone up against 1,885 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 460 hits (9.7 hits per 9 innings) with 182 free passes. His earned run average is 5.26 (250 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.501. Fedde has thrown 427 innings and is sitting with 338 strikeouts in his career.

New York has 132 home runs so far this season as well as 585 runs batted in. They have 227 doubles, while taking a walk 402 times and putting up 617 runs. The New York Mets are sitting with an on-base percentage of .328 in addition to a team batting average of .257 so far this year. The Mets have a SLG% of .406 and they are recording 4.67 runs per contest (6th in the league). They have struck out on 998 occasions (26th in the league) and have a total of 1,146 hits.

The Mets have a team WHIP of 1.188 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.57 as a pitching staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.44 (1,244 strikeouts vs 362 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 9th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,033. They have relinquished 134 homers and they allow 3.74 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The New York pitching staff have surrendered 488 runs on the year while having an ERA of 3.51 (458 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 128 save situations, the Mets have recorded 74 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. New York has had relievers step onto the hill in 53 save opportunities and they have earned 38 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 116 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on. New York bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 40.0% out of 160 inherited base runners. They rank 5th in the league with a save percentage of 71.7%, and they have dispatched 389 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season.

In their 10,572 innings on the field, the Mets have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (17th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 104 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in the majors). The Mets have accrued 1,112 assists, 58 errors and have 3,524 putouts so far this season.

So far in his MLB career, Carrasco has conceded 1,355 hits while tallying 1,479 K's in 1,422 innings pitched. Carrasco (102-83 career mark) holds a 3.87 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 611 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.214 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.98 and he has gone up against 5,882 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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