Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, September 19, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-105) Washington (-115)

The Washington Nationals (66-84) will take on the Chicago White Sox (57-93) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Chicago at -105 and Washington is at -115. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The men taking the mound are Jose Urena and Jackson Rutledge.

The White Sox have accumulated 247 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 161 balls out of the stadium. Chicago is slugging .387 and have been rung up 1,317 times, while being walked on 347 occasions. As a unit, the Chicago White Sox are putting up 4.1 runs per game, which is 28th in the league. They have tallied 588 RBI's and 1,222 hits for the season, and their team batting average comes in at .239. They have accounted for 612 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .293.

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The White Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.93 this season (26th in the league), and the staff has rung up 1,392 batters. White Sox pitchers have yielded 204 home runs and also 788 runs in total (27th in baseball). They have walked 609 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.73 as a unit over the course of the season. Chicago has given up 1,281 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 728 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.42.

The White Sox relievers have accumulated a save rate of 49.1% and has come into the game in 121 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 209 runners on the year with 35.9% of those runners earned a run for their team. White Sox pitchers have come into the game with runners on 143 times and also have had 172 appearances in high leverage situations. The White Sox have sent 481 relievers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 67 holds for the season (26th in MLB). They have recorded 26 saves for the season and have blown 27 of 53 chances to get a save.

The Chicago White Sox have a tally of 3,983 putouts thus far, as well as 1,126 assists and 87 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .983 which has them sitting 26th in baseball, and have 108 double plays. The White Sox have turned 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 11,949 innings, which has them sitting at 24th in pro baseball.

Urena has thrown 823 frames and has accumulated 556 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Urena (39-68 record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.92 and he has faced 3,582 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.93 (451 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.417. He has surrendered 858 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 309 free passes.

The Washington Nationals hold a team OBP of .313 as well as a batting average of .253 so far this year. They have struck out on 1,068 occasions (29th in MLB) and have tallied 1,290 base hits. Washington has a total of 138 long balls for the year as well as 609 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .392 and they tally 4.27 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 254 two-baggers, while getting a free base 388 times and racking up 641 runs.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.459 with a FIP of 5.17 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.70 (1,132 strikeouts against 546 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,385. They have surrendered 229 long balls and they concede 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 778 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.97 (731 earned runs conceded).

Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% of 218 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 152 times in high leverage situations in addition to 138 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 71 holds and 26 blown saves. They rank 21st in baseball holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 482 relievers onto the field this year. Washington has had relievers enter the game in 65 save chances and they have earned 39 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 148 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 1,400 assists, 82 errors and have amassed 3,970 putouts for the season. Out of their 11,910 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (20th in the majors).

So far in his career, Jackson Rutledge has allowed 10 hits while he has earned 2 strikeouts in 3 innings pitched. He has allowed a total of 7 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 3.000 and a FIP of 6.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.00 and he has gone up against 21 hitters during his career. Jackson Rutledge (0-1 career record) holds a 17.18 earned run average while allowing 24.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (-115) and under 9.5 runs

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