Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 9/9/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Friday, September 9, 2022

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Citizens Bank Park is the location where the Philadelphia Phillies (75-61) will play the Washington Nationals (48-89) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Corbin and Noah Syndergaard.

Washington is slugging .379 and have struck out 1,017 times, while drawing a walk on 391 occasions. They have 499 RBI's and 1,150 hits for the season, while their team batting average sits at .250. The Nationals have earned 209 doubles as a unit and have knocked 116 balls out of the park. They have 521 runs while holding a team OBP of .315. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in MLB.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 5.03 so far this season (29th in the league), and they have struck out 1,059 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.21 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.43. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 202 long balls in addition to 725 total runs (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 479 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.89 as a team for the season.

The Nationals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 64.1% and has entered the game in 90 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 210 runners this year with 33.3% of those players crossed home plate. Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 132 times and also have had 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 496 relievers to the hill on the season. The relievers have recorded 50 holds this season (28th in MLB). They have accumulated 25 saves this season and have missed out on 14 of their 39 chances to get a save.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for 3,596 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,188 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them ranked 28th in MLB, and they have twisted 101 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.7% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,788 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 24th in pro baseball.

Corbin has thrown 1,519 innings and has accumulated 1,456 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.28 (723 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.341. He has allowed 1,573 base knocks (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has 465 free passes. Corbin (87-101 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.96 and he has faced 6,510 batters in the major leagues.

The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with an OBP of .317 in addition to a batting average of .254 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 1,146 occasions (17th in MLB) and have recorded 1,175 base knocks. Philadelphia has a total of 169 home runs on the season to go along with 610 RBIs. The Phillies hold a team slugging % of .421 and they are scoring 4.68 runs per contest (5th in MLB). They have put up 219 two-baggers, while walking 395 times and racking up 636 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.240 and have a FIP of 3.58 as a pitching staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.03 (1,203 strikeouts vs 397 walks). They have a ranking of 13th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,096. They have allowed 123 homers and they allow 4.25 runs per 9 innings (14th in baseball). The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 569 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 3.88 (519 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 122 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 70 holds and also 15 blown saves. Philadelphia has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 51 save chances and they have earned 36 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 130 times in high leverage situations in addition to 116 occasions with base runners. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.1% out of their 176 inherited runners. They are ranked 6th in the league with a save rate of 70.6%, and they have dispatched 435 relievers to the mound so far this year.

Out of their 10,839 innings on the field, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (21st in pro baseball). The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 110 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (5th in pro baseball). The Phillies have accrued 1,170 assists, 61 errors and have notched a total of 3,613 putouts for the season.

During his pro baseball career, Syndergaard has conceded 787 base knocks and he has 862 strikeouts in 833 innings. Syndergaard (55-40 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.42 earned run average while allowing 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 317 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.178 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. His K/BB ratio is 4.44 and he has gone up against 3,435 hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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