Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, September 10, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (63-78) are welcoming the Los Angeles Dodgers (86-54) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The expected starting pitchers will be Clayton Kershaw and Trevor Williams.

As a unit, the Los Angeles Dodgers are recording 5.6 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league. They have earned 787 runs while holding a team OBP of .342. The Dodgers have compiled 269 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 220 baseballs out of the stadium. They have recorded 762 runs batted in and 1,223 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .257. Los Angeles is slugging .459 and have been called out on strikes 1,183 times, while drawing a walk on 578 occasions.

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The Dodgers have a team ERA of 4.19 for the season (16th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,167 batters. Dodgers pitchers have surrendered 172 long balls and 618 runs in total (13th in baseball). They have walked 398 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.30 as a team over the course of the season. Los Angeles has yielded 1,125 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and also 580 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.93 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.22.

The Dodgers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 74.5% and has come into the game in 136 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 runners on the campaign and 28.3% of those players ended up scoring. Dodgers relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 116 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 478 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have 80 holds on the season (10th in MLB). They have tallied 41 saves for the year and have missed out on 14 out of their 55 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have converted 70.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 11,220 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 2nd in pro baseball. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 3,740 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,220 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 7th in MLB, and have earned 124 double plays.

Kershaw has taken the mound for 2,698 frames and has earned 2,930 punch outs during his pro baseball career. His ERA is 2.48 (745 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.004. He has allowed 2,046 base knocks (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 663 free passes. Kershaw (209-91 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 2.81 while he has faced 10,627 batters in the majors.

Washington has accounted for 129 home runs on the campaign to go along with 577 RBIs. They have recorded 242 two-baggers, while getting a free base 363 times as well as putting up 608 runs. The Washington Nationals hold a team OBP of .316 and a batting average of .256 over the course of the season. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .396 and they have an average of 4.31 runs per outing (21st in baseball). They have struck out on 996 occasions (30th in the league) and have earned 1,229 base hits.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.454 with a FIP of 5.20 as a unit this season. They sit at 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 1,301. The Washington pitching staff have given up 734 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.98 (688 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (1,058 strikeouts vs 507 bases on balls). They have yielded 218 homers and they yield 5.31 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 64 save opportunities and they have earned 39 saves. They are ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 60.9%, and they have sent 452 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 145 times in high leverage situations in addition to 128 occasions with runners on base. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.1% out of their 205 inherited runners. With 133 save situations, the Nationals have earned 69 holds and 25 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 137 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Nationals have accrued 1,314 assists, 78 errors and have 3,730 putouts over the course of the season. In 11,190 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in MLB).

In his pro baseball career, Williams has given up 888 base hits while totaling 692 punch outs in 850 innings. Williams (44-53 career record) holds a 4.42 ERA while allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up 417 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.369 and a FIP of 4.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.51 and he has faced 3,671 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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