Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, 4/15/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates

Date: Friday, April 15, 2022

Location: PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-120) Pittsburgh (+100)

The Pittsburgh Pirates (2-3) will take on the Washington Nationals (3-4) at PNC Park on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at -120 and Pittsburgh is coming in at +100. The over/under is 9.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Erick Fedde and Mitch Keller.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .329 and have struck out 63 times, while drawing a walk on 13 occasions. They have 25 runs batted in as well as 51 hits so far this season, while their average at the plate sits at .221. The Nationals have accrued 7 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 6 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 26 runs scored while having a team OBP of .266. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 20th in MLB.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.37 this year (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 60 hitters. They have walked 34 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.49 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.76 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.63. Nationals pitchers have allowed 7 home runs and 38 total runs (30th in baseball).

The Nationals have sent 29 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 18 runners on the year and 5.6% of those players crossed the plate. They have compiled 2 saves for the season and have blown 0 of their 2 save opportunities. The Nationals relievers have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 3 holds so far this season (19th in MLB). Nationals pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 9 times as well as having 6 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for 159 putouts for the season, as well as 51 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which is 5th in the majors, and have earned 4 double plays. The Nationals have converted 62.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 477 innings, which has them sitting 30th in MLB.

Fedde (15-20 career mark) holds a FIP of 5.17 while he has faced 1,460 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 357 base knocks (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has 135 free passes. His ERA is 5.23 (193 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.480. Fedde has taken the ball for 332 innings and has racked up 263 strikeouts in his career.

The Pirates have a SLG% of .379 and they tally 3.60 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have tallied 9 doubles, while getting a free base 14 times and recording 18 runs. Pittsburgh has accounted for 3 home runs so far this year to go along with 16 runs batted in. They have struck out on 42 occasions (25th in baseball) and have recorded 44 base knocks. The Pittsburgh Pirates have tallied an on-base percentage of .315 as well as a batting average of .260 so far this year.

The Pittsburgh pitching staff have allowed 23 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.81 (23 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 8 home runs and they surrender 4.81 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Pirates are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.326 in addition to having a FIP of 5.16 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 1.94 (35 strikeouts against 18 free passes). They rank 10th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 39.

Pittsburgh relievers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% of 6 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 2 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with base runners. The Pirates have no holds this year. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have sent 17 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year. Pittsburgh has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 1 save opportunity and they have earned 1 save.

In 306 innings on the diamond, the Pirates have earned a defensive efficiency of 72.1% (15th in baseball). The Pittsburgh Pirates have turned 5 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (13th in pro baseball). The Pirates have 37 assists, 2 errors and have earned 102 putouts so far this year.

So far in his career, Keller has given up 218 base knocks while totaling 177 strikeouts in 174 innings. Keller (7-18 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.09 earned run average and has allowed 11.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 118 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.738 and having a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.08 and he has faced 804 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh (+100)

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