Washington Nationals vs Seattle Mariners Prediction, 8/24/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Seattle Mariners

Date: Wednesday, August 24, 2022

Location: T-Mobile Park in Seattle, WA

TV: Root Sports Northwest

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+275) Seattle (-330)

T-Mobile Park is the site where the Seattle Mariners (66-56) will play the Washington Nationals (41-82) on Wednesday. The line on this contest has the Nationals at +275 while the Mariners are sitting at -330. The betting total is set at 7.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Anibal Sanchez and George Kirby.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are notching 3.8 runs per game, which ranks them 26th in baseball. They have 461 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .313. The Nationals have accounted for 187 doubles as a squad and have hit 102 balls out of the park. They have 441 RBI's in addition to 1,017 hits on the campaign, while their average at the plate is .247. Washington has a slugging % of .374 and have been called out on strikes 905 times, while taking a walk on 354 occasions.

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The Nationals hold a team ERA of 5.16 for the year (30th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 950 batters. Their K/BB ratio is 2.15 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have given up 185 long balls and 670 total runs (30th in MLB). They have walked 442 batters and their FIP sits at 4.98 as a team for the year.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 122 times as well as having 100 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 46 holds over the course of the season (28th in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have a save rate of 63.9% and has entered the game in 83 save situations. They have recorded 23 saves this year and have not converted 13 of 36 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 195 base runners for the season and 30.8% of those runners crossed home plate. The Nationals have dispatched 450 relief pitchers to the hill for the year.

The Nationals have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,675 innings on the field, ranking them 25th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have a tally of 3,225 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,069 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which has them ranked 29th in professional baseball, and have earned 89 double plays.

Sanchez has taken the mound for 1,983 innings and has earned 1,752 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Sanchez (112-118 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.00 and he has gone up against 8,468 hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.09 (902 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.315. He has given up 1,940 hits (8.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 669 walks.

Seattle has compiled 136 long balls on the year as well as 485 RBIs. They have notched 180 two-baggers, while walking 442 times as well as notching 508 runs. The Seattle Mariners have earned an OBP of .316 in addition to a team batting average of .233 for the year. The Mariners have a team slugging % of .385 and they are scoring 4.16 runs per outing (22nd in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 1,038 occasions (14th in MLB) and have 947 hits.

The Seattle pitching staff have yielded 475 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 3.67 (443 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 146 dingers and they yield 3.93 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Mariners have a team WHIP of 1.218 and have a FIP of 4.03 as a pitching staff this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.98 (1,039 strikeouts against 349 walks). They are sitting at 13th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 975.

Sitting with 107 save situations, the Mariners have amassed 66 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Seattle has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 40 save chances and they have come away with 30 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 138 times in high leverage situations in addition to 97 occasions with runners on. Seattle relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 26.2% out of their 126 inherited base runners. They rank 2nd in baseball holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 405 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year.

The Seattle Mariners have turned 91 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in the majors). The Mariners have recorded 989 assists, 45 errors and have notched a total of 3,261 putouts during this campaign. In their 9,783 innings played, the Mariners have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 70.9% (6th in MLB).

Kirby (5-3 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.47 ERA while giving up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.15 and he has faced 382 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 35 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.202 and a FIP of 3.4. In his pro baseball career, Kirby has surrendered 96 base hits and he has 93 strikeouts in 90 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+275)

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