Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 8/18/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, August 18, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

The Washington Nationals (39-79) are headed to Petco Park on Thursday where they will play the San Diego Padres (65-54). The expected starting pitchers will be Anibal Sanchez and Yu Darvish.

Washington is slugging .376 and have been rung up 866 times, while taking a walk on 349 occasions. They have tallied 429 runs batted in as well as 981 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average sits at .249. The Nationals have compiled 181 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 98 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 448 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 3.8 runs per contest, which is 26th in the league.

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The Nationals have an earned run average of 5.28 this season (30th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 911 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.16 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.48. Nationals pitchers have conceded 180 home runs and 659 runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 421 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.00 as a squad on the season.

The Nationals have sent 432 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 189 base runners so far this year with 30.2% of them crossed the plate. They have tallied 21 saves so far this year and have blown 13 out of their 34 save chances. The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 61.8% and stepped onto the hill in 81 save situations. The bullpen have recorded 46 holds on the season (28th in baseball). Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on 117 times as well as having 91 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have turned 67.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,288 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have accumulated 3,096 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,027 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .982 which has them ranked 29th in the majors, and have accumulated 86 double plays.

Sanchez has pitched in 1,978 innings and is sitting with 1,748 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 4.10 (901 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.317. He has given up 1,939 base hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 667 free passes. Sanchez (112-118 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 8,450 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The San Diego Padres have compiled a team on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .242 this season. They have struck out on 978 occasions (17th in the league) and are sitting with 974 base knocks. San Diego has a total of 105 home runs this year as well as 510 runs batted in. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .381 and they are earning 4.43 runs per outing (14th in the league). They have put up 208 two-baggers, while walking 420 times as well as racking up 527 runs.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.214 in addition to having a FIP of 3.71 as a squad for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 3.05 (1,057 strikeouts vs 346 free passes). They rank 13th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 938. They have relinquished 118 long balls and they yield 4.09 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 481 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 3.78 (444 earned runs conceded).

San Diego has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 54 save chances and they have recorded 36 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 342 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.6% out of their 139 inherited base runners. With 112 save situations, the Padres have accrued 54 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 9,522 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (10th in MLB). The San Diego Padres have gotten 92 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .988 (5th in baseball). The Padres have racked up 1,052 assists, 52 errors and have amassed 3,174 putouts over the course of the season.

Darvish (89-73 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.55 ERA and has allowed 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 5,896 batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded 565 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.138 and a FIP of 3.5. So far in his career, Darvish has surrendered 1,162 base hits while tallying 1,732 punch outs in 1,433 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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