Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Detroit Tigers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, May 20, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Detroit (-120) Washington (+100)

The Detroit Tigers (19-22) are traveling to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (18-26). The moneyline on this contest has the Tigers at -120 and the Nationals are opening at +100. The total is 9. The starting pitchers are Alex Faedo and Patrick Corbin.

Detroit is slugging .349 and have struck out 376 times, while being walked on 119 occasions. They have 138 RBI's and 319 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average comes in at .229. The Tigers have accounted for 71 doubles as a team and have hit 31 balls out of the park. They have earned 143 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .294. As a team, the Detroit Tigers are notching 3.5 runs per game, which has them sitting at 30th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.74 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.23. Tigers pitchers have allowed 55 home runs and 191 runs in total (15th in MLB). Detroit has conceded 333 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 177 earned runs. The Tigers hold a team ERA of 4.34 on the year (17th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 321 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 117 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.56 as a squad so far this year.

Tigers relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 44 times and also have had 45 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 20 holds this year (23rd in the league). The Tigers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 62.5% and has come into the game in 38 save situations. They have accumulated 10 saves for the season and have missed out on 6 of their 16 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 66 runners for the year and 39.4% of them crossed the plate. The Tigers have dispatched 129 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Detroit Tigers have a tally of 1,101 putouts this year, as well as 354 assists and 20 errors. Their fielding rate is at .986 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and have earned 28 double plays. The Tigers have converted 71.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,303 innings, which has them sitting at 3rd in the majors.

Faedo has taken the ball for 64 innings and has accounted for 52 punch outs during his career. Faedo (1-6 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.01 while he has gone up against 285 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 5.32 (38 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.492. He has given up 70 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 26 free passes.

Washington has accounted for 29 home runs on the season as well as 168 RBIs. They have hit 63 two-baggers, while taking a walk 122 times and earning 176 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned an OBP of .323 in addition to a batting average of .259 on the year. The Nationals have a SLG% of .369 and they are scoring 4.00 runs per game (25th in the league). They have been rung up on 315 occasions (30th in MLB) and have 387 hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.423 with a FIP of 4.53 as a team for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.50 (321 strikeouts against 157 walks). They have a ranking of 24th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 391. They have allowed 47 dingers and they concede 4.68 runs per 9 innings (16th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have yielded 200 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.39 (188 earned runs relinquished).

Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.8% out of their 67 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 41 times in high leverage situations in addition to 40 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 39 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 18 holds and 10 blown saves. They sit at 26th in baseball with a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have sent 137 relievers to the mound for the season. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 21 save opportunities and they have walked away with 11 saves.

In their 3,465 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.2% (20th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 43 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in baseball). The Nationals have 429 assists, 27 errors and have accumulated 1,155 putouts on the campaign.

During his MLB career, Corbin has allowed 1,662 base knocks while accumulating 1,497 strikeouts in 1,588 innings pitched. He has allowed 762 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.348 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.13 and he has faced 6,814 hitters in his pro baseball career. Corbin (89-108 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.32 earned run average and has surrendered 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-120)

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