Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, April 16, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-225) Washington (+190)

The Cleveland Guardians (8-6) are on their way to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Nationals (4-10). The moneyline on this game has the Guardians at -225 while the Nationals are at +190. The over/under is set at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Shane Bieber and Patrick Corbin.

As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.4 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 19th in the league. They have racked up 62 runs and have an on-base percentage of .329. The Guardians have accumulated 29 doubles as a squad and have smacked 7 baseballs out of the park. They have 55 RBI's as well as 113 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .233. Cleveland has a slugging percentage of .348 and have been called out on strikes 107 times, while taking a walk on 69 occasions.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Guardians pitchers have conceded 12 long balls and 65 runs in total (16th in MLB). Cleveland has given up 114 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 59 earned runs. The Guardians have a team earned run average of 4.06 so far this season (11th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 119 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 41 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.80 as a team for the year.

The Guardians bullpen have a save rate of 66.7% and stepped onto the hill in 13 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 base runners for the season and 36.4% of them crossed the plate. Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 12 times and also have had 29 appearances in high leverage situations. The Guardians have dispatched 50 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have accumulated 4 holds over the course of the season (23rd in the league). They have 6 saves so far this season and have not converted 3 of 9 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have accumulated 392 putouts for the season, in addition to 125 assists and 8 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 19th in baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays. The Guardians have converted 70.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 1,176 innings, which has them ranked 6th in the majors.

Bieber has taken the hill for 722 innings and is sitting with 845 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.15 (253 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.093. He has given up 632 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 157 walks. Bieber (55-26 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.99 while facing 2,910 batters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington has accumulated 6 long balls on the season to go along with 48 RBIs. They have notched 18 two-baggers, while taking a walk 46 times as well as scoring 51 runs. The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .248 on the year. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .333 and they have an average of 3.64 runs per contest (27th in the league). They have struck out on 94 instances (30th in MLB) and have earned 117 base hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.418 and have a FIP of 5.28 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.10 (96 strikeouts vs 50 walks). They come in at 21st in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 123. They have surrendered 20 long balls and they relinquish 5.16 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 70 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.80 (65 earned runs surrendered).

With 16 save situations, the Nationals have 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 6 save chances and they have earned 3 saves. Their relievers have come in 13 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 26 inherited runners. They sit at 25th in the league with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 45 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond this season.

In their 1,098 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.5% (13th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 16 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 145 assists, 9 errors and have earned a total of 366 putouts this season.

During his MLB career, Corbin has given up 1,624 hits and he has 1,475 punch outs in 1,551 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 748 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.352 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and he has gone up against 6,663 opposing batters in his career. Corbin (88-105 career win-loss record) holds a 4.34 earned run average while allowing 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-225)

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