Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, September 18, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-132) Washington (+105)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (65-84) will meet the Chicago White Sox (57-92) on Monday. The odds on this game have the White Sox at -132 while the Nationals are at +105. The total is 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Touki Toussaint and Joan Adon.

As a team, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 26th in MLB. They are sitting with 612 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .293. The White Sox have compiled 245 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 161 baseballs out of the park. They have 588 RBI's and 1,216 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .240. Chicago is slugging .388 and have been called out on strikes 1,309 times, while drawing a walk on 346 occasions.

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The White Sox are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.94 so far this year (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,385 hitters. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 202 home runs and 784 total runs (27th in MLB). They have walked 606 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.72 as a team so far this season. Chicago has allowed 1,274 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 724 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.29 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.43.

White Sox pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 143 times and also have had 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 67 holds so far this season (26th in baseball). The White Sox relievers have earned a save rate of 49.1% and stepped onto the hill in 121 save situations. They have accumulated 26 saves on the year and have blown 27 of their 53 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 209 base runners on the year with 35.9% of those players ended up scoring. The White Sox have sent 480 relievers to the mound so far this year.

The Chicago White Sox have accounted for 3,956 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,121 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is at .983 which has them ranked 26th in baseball, and they have turned 107 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 11,868 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in MLB.

Toussaint has taken the hill for 242 innings and has accumulated 252 K's so far in his MLB career. Toussaint (13-14 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 5.36 while he has gone up against 1,088 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.43 (146 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.488. He has surrendered 205 hits (7.6 hits per nine innings) with 155 walks.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .393 and they average 4.29 runs per outing (22nd in baseball). They have notched 252 two-baggers, while taking a walk 384 times as well as putting up 639 runs. Washington has accumulated 137 long balls this year to go along with 607 runs batted in. They have struck out on 1,059 occasions (29th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,286 base hits. The Washington Nationals have recorded an on-base percentage of .314 as well as a batting average of .254 for the year.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.463 with a FIP of 5.18 as a team so far this season. They come in at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,379. The Washington pitching staff have given up 777 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 5.01 (730 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (1,126 strikeouts vs 541 free passes). They have conceded 229 homers and they relinquish 5.33 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 65 save chances and they have walked away with 39 saves. They sit at 21st in MLB holding a save rate of 60.0%, and they have sent 479 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 149 times in high leverage situations and on 137 occasions with runners on base. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% of 218 inherited runners. With 136 save situations, the Nationals have 71 holds and 26 blown saves.

In their 11,811 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 145 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in professional baseball). The Nationals have accrued 1,388 assists, 82 errors and have accumulated 3,937 putouts on the campaign.

In his MLB career, Adon has allowed 122 base hits while he has earned 97 strikeouts in 108 innings. He has surrendered a total of 78 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.667 and having a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.67 and he has faced 506 hitters during his MLB career. Adon (3-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a 6.50 ERA and has given up 10.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (+105) and under 9.5 runs

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