Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago White Sox vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Chicago (-108) Washington (-112)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (66-85) will attempt to beat the Chicago White Sox (58-93) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Chicago at -108 and Washington is at -112. The over/under is 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Jesse Scholtens and Josiah Gray.

As a squad, the Chicago White Sox are scoring 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 27th in baseball. They have accounted for 618 runs scored and have an OBP of .294. The White Sox have tallied 250 doubles as a squad and have hit 162 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 594 RBI's as well as 1,237 base knocks so far this year, while their team batting average is .240. Chicago has a slugging percentage of .389 and have been rung up 1,325 times, while being walked on 351 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.30 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.42. White Sox pitchers have surrendered 205 home runs in addition to 789 total runs (27th in MLB). Chicago has conceded 1,287 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 729 earned runs. The White Sox have compiled a team earned run average of 4.91 this year (26th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,399 hitters. They have walked 609 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.72 as a unit for the year.

The White Sox have sent 481 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season. The relievers have inherited 209 base runners for the year with 35.9% of those runners crossed home plate. They have compiled 26 saves for the season and have blown 27 of 53 save chances. The White Sox bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 49.1% and has come into the game in 121 save situations. The relievers have notched 67 holds this season (27th in baseball). White Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 143 times in addition to having 172 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Chicago White Sox have earned a total of 4,010 putouts this season, as well as 1,132 assists and 88 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .983 which puts them in 26th in the majors, and they have turned 108 double plays. The White Sox have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,030 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 24th in the majors.

Scholtens (1-9 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.97 and he has faced 362 opposing batters in the majors. He has allowed 94 base knocks (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has 28 walks. His ERA is 4.77 (44 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.470. Scholtens has taken the mound for 83 innings and has 57 strikeouts so far in his career.

Washington has tallied 139 HRs for the season to go along with 610 runs batted in. They have recorded 255 doubles, while taking a walk 388 times and racking up 642 runs. The Washington Nationals have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .252 so far this year. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .392 and they score 4.25 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have struck out on 1,075 instances (29th in the league) and have recorded 1,296 base knocks.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.464 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.16 as a squad on the year. They rank 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,400. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 784 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.98 (737 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (1,140 strikeouts vs 550 bases on balls). They have surrendered 230 long balls and they relinquish 5.30 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 65 save chances and they have earned 39 saves. They sit at 20th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 485 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 152 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.2% out of 222 inherited runners. Sitting with 136 save situations, the Nationals have earned 71 holds and also 26 blown saves.

Out of their 11,991 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 151 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in professional baseball). The Nationals have 1,411 assists, 83 errors and have a total of 3,997 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Gray has given up 341 base hits while earning 362 strikeouts in 367 frames. He has given up a total of 193 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.402 and having a FIP of 5.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.08 and he has faced 1,607 hitters so far in his MLB career. Gray (16-24 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.73 ERA and has surrendered 8.4 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago (-108)

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