Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 7/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (42-38) will play the Washington Nationals (29-53) on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Jon Gray and Aaron Nola.

The Nationals have accounted for 138 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 64 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging % of .379 and have been called out on strikes 588 times, while being walked on 257 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.0 runs per outing, which is 26th in baseball. They have recorded 312 runs batted in and 692 base knocks on the year, and their team batting average is at .252. They have accounted for 327 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .320.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.07 so far this year (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 630 hitters. They have walked 304 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.82 as a team on the campaign. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.47. Nationals pitchers have yielded 113 home runs in addition to 445 runs in total (30th in baseball).

Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 82 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 30 holds over the course of the season (27th in MLB). The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 52 save situations. They have earned 14 saves for the year and have not converted 8 of 22 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 134 base runners so far this season with 32.8% of those players crossed home plate. The Nationals have dispatched 298 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 2,133 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 731 assists and 54 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and they have twisted 56 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 6,399 innings, ranking them 27th in MLB.

Gray has thrown 906 innings and has earned 932 strikeouts so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.54 (457 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.324. He has surrendered 894 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 306 walks. Gray (57-53 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 3.87 while going up against 3,873 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a team on-base percentage of .317 and a team batting average of .248 so far this year. They have struck out on 671 occasions (18th in the league) and have accounted for 675 base hits. Philadelphia has accounted for 103 HRs on the campaign to go along with 366 runs batted in. The Phillies have a SLG% of .418 and they score 4.81 runs per contest (3rd in the league). They have put up 129 two-baggers, while walking 261 times as well as notching 385 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a staff on the season. They are currently ranked 15th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 641. The Philadelphia pitching staff have relinquished 340 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 3.87 (306 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.96 (717 strikeouts vs 242 walks). They have conceded 78 home runs and they surrender 4.30 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball).

Sitting with 72 save situations, the Phillies have earned 44 holds and 9 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 27 save chances and they have earned 18 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 81 times in high leverage situations in addition to 84 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.9% out of their 126 inherited base runners. They are ranked 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 266 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 6,408 innings on the diamond, the Phillies hold a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (18th in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 58 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 700 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 2,136 putouts on the campaign.

Nola (72-54 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.63 earned run average and has allowed 7.7 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 4.06 and he has gone up against 4,617 batters so far in his career. He has given up 454 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.136 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. In his MLB career, Nola has allowed 969 base knocks while he has accumulated 1,262 K's in 1,127 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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