Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, September 23, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-230) Washington (+190)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (68-86) will take on the Atlanta Braves (98-55) on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has Atlanta at -230 while Washington is at +190. The over/under has been set at 10. The men taking the mound are Kyle Wright and Joan Adon.

Atlanta is slugging .501 and have struck out 1,215 times, while drawing a walk on 507 occasions. They have earned 862 RBI's in addition to 1,455 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .275. The Braves have tallied 273 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 293 baseballs out of the park. They have racked up 890 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .343. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 5.8 runs per game, which ranks them 1st in MLB.

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The Braves have a team ERA of 4.07 for the season (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,449 hitters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 178 long balls and also 665 total runs (11th in MLB). They have walked 504 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.09 as a team so far this year. Atlanta has yielded 1,247 base knocks (8.3 per 9 innings) and 614 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.88 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.29.

The Braves have sent 500 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 179 runners on the campaign and 30.2% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 48 saves this year and have not converted 23 out of their 71 save opportunities. The Braves relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 67.6% and has entered the game in 166 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 94 holds on the season (7th in baseball). Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 122 times and also have had 160 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have transformed 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 12,231 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in MLB. The Atlanta Braves have 4,077 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,248 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 16th in MLB, and they have turned 130 double plays.

Wright has thrown 276 innings and has accumulated 261 strikeouts so far in his career. Wright (23-16 career mark) has a FIP of 4.55 while he has gone up against 1,194 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.47 (137 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.366. He has surrendered 260 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 117 free passes.

Washington has accounted for 144 long balls for the year to go along with 629 RBIs. They have recorded 261 doubles, while walking 400 times as well as scoring 662 runs. The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .313 as well as a batting average of .253 on the year. The Nationals have a SLG% of .394 and they have an average of 4.30 runs per outing (21st in the league). They have been rung up on 1,092 occasions (29th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,325 base hits.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.466 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.16 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.70 (1,160 strikeouts vs 561 bases on balls). They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,432. They have surrendered 234 home runs and they surrender 5.30 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 800 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 4.98 (752 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 66 save chances and they have walked away with 40 saves. They rank 18th in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have dispatched 494 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 153 times in high leverage situations and on 142 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 33.6% out of their 226 inherited base runners. Sitting with 138 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 72 holds and 26 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 152 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 1,440 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 4,078 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 12,234 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (22nd in baseball).

Adon (3-15 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 6.61 ERA and has allowed 10.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and he has gone up against 531 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 83 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.690 and a FIP of 5.1. Thus far in his career, Adon has allowed 131 base hits while he has accumulated 102 punch outs in 113 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+190)

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