Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/17/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, August 17, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-258) Washington (+210)

The Boston Red Sox (63-56) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Thursday where they will try to beat the Washington Nationals (53-67). The odds on this game have Boston at -258 while Washington is opening at +210. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Chris Sale and Patrick Corbin.

As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are knocking in 4.8 runs per contest, which has them at 8th in MLB. They have earned a total of 576 runs scored and hold an OBP of .327. The Red Sox have accrued 259 doubles as a team and have hit 133 balls out of the park. They have tallied 551 RBI's as well as 1,061 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .262. Boston is slugging .431 and have struck out 966 times, while drawing a walk on 361 occasions.

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The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.32 this year (18th in the league), and they have rung up 1,031 hitters. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 154 long balls in addition to 546 runs in total (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 340 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.35 as a squad this season. Boston has yielded 1,034 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 505 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 3.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31.

The Red Sox relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 78.3% and has entered the game in 105 save situations. The relievers have inherited 125 base runners this year and 28.8% of them crossed the plate. Red Sox pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 83 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. The Red Sox have sent 376 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have accumulated 58 holds on the campaign (20th in MLB). They have recorded 36 saves on the season and have blown 10 of their 46 save chances.

The Boston Red Sox have amassed 3,156 putouts thus far, as well as 1,058 assists and 82 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,468 innings, which has them sitting at 27th in pro baseball.

Sale has taken the ball for 1,741 innings and has accumulated 2,142 K's in his career. Sale (119-77 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.95 and he has gone up against 7,017 batters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.08 (597 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.045. He has surrendered 1,418 base hits (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 402 walks.

The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .319 as well as a batting average of .259 for the season. They have been rung up on 860 occasions (29th in baseball) and have earned 1,062 hits. Washington has recorded 108 HRs on the year as well as 493 runs batted in. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .400 and they are earning 4.34 runs per contest (19th in baseball). They have notched 214 doubles, while getting a free base 316 times and recording 521 runs.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.453 with a FIP of 5.10 as a squad on the season. They are sitting at 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,099. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 611 runs for the year while having an ERA of 4.88 (573 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (903 strikeouts vs 436 bases on balls). They have given up 177 dingers and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Sitting with 109 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 57 holds and also 21 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 52 save chances and they have come away with 31 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 119 times in high leverage situations and also on 111 occasions with base runners. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.5% out of their 179 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in baseball holding a save rate of 59.6%, and they have sent 378 relievers onto the field this season.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 114 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Nationals have recorded 1,099 assists, 67 errors and are sitting with 3,169 putouts over the course of the season. In their 9,507 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Corbin has allowed 1,762 base hits while he has earned 1,557 punch outs in 1,675 frames. He has allowed 810 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.358 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.04 and he has faced 7,200 batters so far in his pro baseball career. Corbin (94-114 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.35 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+210)

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