Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, July 6, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cincinnati (+105) Washington (-125)

The Cincinnati Reds (47-39) are traveling to Nationals Park on Thursday where they will meet the Washington Nationals (34-51). The line on this matchup has the Reds at +105 while the Nationals are priced at -125. The total comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Brandon Williamson and MacKenzie Gore.

The Reds have compiled 151 doubles as a squad and have smacked 92 baseballs out of the stadium. Cincinnati has a slugging rate of .416 and have been called out on strikes 760 times, while drawing a walk on 314 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are putting up 5.0 runs per game, which has them at 6th in MLB. They have recorded 414 RBI's as well as 752 base knocks on the year, and their average at the plate sits at .257. They have a total of 429 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .337.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.29 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.44. Reds pitchers have conceded 115 long balls in addition to 444 total runs (27th in the league). Cincinnati has relinquished 787 hits (9.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 421 earned runs. The Reds are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.94 on the year (27th in the league), and their staff has struck out 734 batters. They have walked 321 opposing players and their FIP is 4.77 as a unit this season.

The Reds relief pitchers have a save rate of 71.1% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 166 runners over the course of the season and 28.9% of those players crossed the plate. Reds pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 117 times and also have had 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Reds have sent 311 relievers to the mound on the year. The relievers have accumulated 49 holds this season (9th in baseball). They have earned 32 saves for the season and have blown 13 of 45 save chances.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 2,302 putouts thus far, in addition to 686 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them ranked 10th in professional baseball, and have a total of 61 double plays. The Reds have converted 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of 6,906 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 24th in professional baseball.

Williamson has taken the hill for 43 frames and has earned 34 strikeouts during his MLB career. Williamson (1-2 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 5.42 while he has faced 189 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 5.56 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.397. He has allowed 43 base knocks (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 18 walks.

Washington has 69 long balls on the year as well as 335 RBIs. They have 151 two-baggers, while walking 212 times as well as recording 350 runs. The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .317 and a batting average of .260 for the season. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .394 and they score 4.12 runs per outing (26th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 599 instances (30th in the league) and have earned a total of 757 base hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.484 and have a FIP of 5.04 as a team on the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (636 strikeouts vs 324 bases on balls). They rank 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 786. They have relinquished 117 HR's and they concede 5.17 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have given up 430 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.78 (397 earned runs conceded).

Washington has had relief pitchers take the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. They sit at 21st in the league holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have sent 262 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of 120 inherited runners. With 83 save situations, the Nationals have 44 holds in addition to 16 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 83 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in MLB). The Nationals have 791 assists, 50 errors and have a tally of 2,245 putouts so far this year. Out of their 6,735 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.1% (22nd in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Gore has allowed 157 base hits while he has accumulated 179 punch outs in 158 frames. Gore (8-11 mark in his career) holds a 4.49 earned run average while allowing 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 79 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.472 and having a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 692 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (+105)

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