Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/5/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (42-38) host the Washington Nationals (29-52) at Citizens Bank Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Paolo Espino and Cristopher Sanchez.

The Nationals have tallied 138 two-baggers as a team and have hit 64 balls out of the park. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .381 and have been rung up 584 times, while drawing a walk on 255 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.0 runs per outing, which ranks them 25th in the league. They have accumulated 311 runs batted in and 684 hits on the campaign, while their batting average is .252. They have racked up 325 runs scored and hold an OBP of .320.

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The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 5.11 for the season (29th in the league), and their staff has rung up 622 hitters. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.06 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 112 long balls in addition to 442 runs in total (30th in baseball). They have walked 302 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.84 as a unit on the campaign.

Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 81 times and also have had 57 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 30 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). The Nationals relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 52 save situations. They have 14 saves on the campaign and have not converted 8 out of their 22 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 base runners on the year and 32.8% of them crossed home plate. The Nationals have sent 295 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Nationals have converted 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,399 innings, which has them sitting 27th in baseball. The Washington Nationals have accounted for 2,133 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 731 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .981 which puts them in 26th in MLB, and have a total of 56 double plays.

Espino has taken the ball for 184 frames and has accumulated 153 K's in his pro baseball career. Espino (5-6 career mark) has a FIP of 4.65 while he has faced 772 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.14 (85 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.229. He has allowed 180 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 47 free passes.

The Phillies hold a team slugging percentage of .418 and they are earning 4.81 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have hit 129 doubles, while taking a walk 261 times as well as notching 385 runs. Philadelphia is sitting with 103 home runs for the season to go along with 366 RBIs. They have been rung up on 671 occasions (14th in MLB) and have accounted for 675 base hits. The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .248 for the season.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have yielded 340 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.87 (306 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 78 home runs and they yield 4.30 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a staff this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.96 (717 strikeouts vs 242 free passes). They come in at 18th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 641.

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Phillies have 44 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.9% of 126 inherited runners. They rank 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 266 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

In their 6,408 innings on the field, the Phillies have a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (18th in MLB). The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 58 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in professional baseball). The Phillies have recorded 700 assists, 41 errors and are sitting with 2,136 putouts on the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Sanchez has allowed 28 hits while accumulating 28 punch outs in 28 frames. He has surrendered a total of 15 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.447 and a FIP of 4.2. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.15 and he has gone up against 126 opposing batters in his MLB career. Sanchez (1-1 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.76 ERA and has conceded 8.9 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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