Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/6/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, August 6, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+165) Philadelphia (-195)

The Philadelphia Phillies (57-48) will play the Washington Nationals (36-71) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Washington at +165 while Philadelphia opens at -195. The total is set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Patrick Corbin and Ranger Suarez.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 3.8 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 27th in baseball. They have 410 runs and have an OBP of .315. The Nationals have earned 171 doubles as a team and have knocked 85 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 391 RBI's and 884 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is .248. Washington has a slugging rate of .375 and have been called out on strikes 767 times, while taking a walk on 323 occasions.

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The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.17 on the campaign (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 829 batters. They have walked 379 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.89 as a team on the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.19 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have allowed 157 home runs and 583 total runs (30th in baseball).

The Nationals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 64.3% and stepped onto the hill in 72 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 172 base runners so far this year with 29.7% of them crossed home plate. Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 104 times and also have had 78 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 390 relievers to the hill this season. The bullpen have tallied 43 holds for the season (26th in the league). They have earned 18 saves over the course of the season and have missed out on 10 of their 28 chances to get a save.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 2,808 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 932 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .982 which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball, and have a total of 79 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,424 innings, ranking them 27th in professional baseball.

Corbin has taken the ball for 1,494 frames and has racked up 1,440 strikeouts so far in his career. Corbin (85-99 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.92 while he has gone up against 6,402 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.27 (709 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.340. He has allowed 1,546 base hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 457 walks.

The Philadelphia Phillies have compiled a team OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 881 instances (19th in MLB) and are sitting with 880 hits. Philadelphia has hit 134 home runs over the course of the season as well as 465 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .414 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per outing (8th in baseball). They have 161 doubles, while taking a walk 309 times as well as putting up 485 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 436 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (397 earned runs given up). They have surrendered 101 HR's and they allow 4.21 runs per 9 innings (10th in MLB). The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.224 in addition to having a FIP of 3.68 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 (925 strikeouts vs 303 free passes). They are currently ranked 11th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 837.

With 91 save situations, the Phillies have compiled 52 holds and 11 blown saves. Philadelphia has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 38 save chances and they have recorded 27 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 107 times in high leverage situations and on 97 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score percentage of 35.4% out of their 144 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 71.1%, and they have dispatched 344 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (7th in MLB). The Phillies have accrued 918 assists, 47 errors and have a tally of 2,793 putouts on the season. In 8,379 innings on the field, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (19th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Suarez has given up 249 hits and he has 241 K's in 268 frames. He has given up a total of 89 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.262 and a FIP of 3.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.68 and he has faced 1,123 hitters in his pro baseball career. Suarez (22-13 career record) is the owner of a 2.98 ERA while allowing 8.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-195)

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