Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-170) Washington (+142)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (63-77) will try to beat the Los Angeles Dodgers (84-54) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has Los Angeles at -170 while Washington is coming in at +142. The over/under has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers are Emmet Sheehan and MacKenzie Gore.

The Dodgers have accrued 264 two-baggers as a team and have hit 216 baseballs out of the park. Los Angeles has a slugging % of .457 and have been called out on strikes 1,170 times, while being walked on 564 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are scoring 5.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have tallied 744 runs batted in as well as 1,197 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average sits at .255. They have 769 runs while having a team OBP of .339.

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The Dodgers are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.21 for the season (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 1,152 hitters. Dodgers pitchers have relinquished 170 long balls in addition to 613 total runs (14th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 397 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.31 as a squad on the campaign. Los Angeles has yielded 1,117 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 575 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.23.

The Dodgers have sent 472 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 180 base runners over the course of the season with 28.3% of them ended up scoring. They have accumulated 40 saves on the campaign and have blown 14 of their 54 save opportunities. The Dodgers bullpen have a save percentage of 74.1% and has come into the game in 133 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 78 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). Dodgers bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on 116 times and also have had 134 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 3,686 putouts for the season, as well as 1,202 assists and 63 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which puts them in 7th in the majors, and they have turned 124 double plays. The Dodgers have transformed 70.6% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,058 innings on the field, which ranks them 3rd in MLB.

Sheehan (3-1 record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.20 and he has gone up against 177 hitters in the majors. He has allowed 34 base knocks (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 21 free passes. His ERA is 5.31 (25 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.299. Sheehan has taken the hill for 42 innings and has accounted for 36 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Washington Nationals hold an on-base percentage of .317 and a batting average of .256 so far this season. They have been rung up on 987 occasions (30th in MLB) and have recorded 1,223 base hits. Washington has hit 127 home runs this season and 572 runs batted in. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .396 and they score 4.31 runs per game (21st in MLB). They have put up 241 doubles, while taking a walk 362 times as well as earning 603 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.450 and have a FIP of 5.17 as a pitching staff this season. They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,291. The Washington pitching staff have given up 726 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.96 (680 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (1,051 strikeouts vs 498 free passes). They have given up 215 dingers and they surrender 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB).

Washington has had relievers step onto the hill in 63 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves. They rank 17th in the league with a save percentage of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 446 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 143 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 35.4% out of their 195 inherited base runners. With 132 save situations, the Nationals have 69 holds in addition to 24 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 135 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 1,306 assists, 78 errors and are sitting with 3,703 putouts on the campaign. In 11,109 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (20th in professional baseball).

Gore (11-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.36 earned run average while giving up 8.6 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and he has faced 873 batters in his career. He has surrendered 98 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.414 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.5. During his MLB career, Gore has allowed 194 hits while he has accumulated 219 punch outs in 202 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-170)

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