Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/16/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, June 16, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (26-40) will attempt to beat the Miami Marlins (38-31) on Friday. The starting pitchers are Sandy Alcantara and Trevor Williams.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are notching 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 26th in the league. They have notched a total of 274 runs and have an OBP of .318. The Marlins have tallied 104 doubles as a unit and have hit 67 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 258 RBI's as well as 592 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate sits at .256. Miami owns a slugging percentage of .397 and have struck out 572 times, while taking a walk on 197 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 74 home runs and 304 total runs (16th in the league). Miami has yielded 560 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 285 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.19 over the course of the season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 647 hitters. They have walked 234 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.02 as a unit this season.

The Marlins have sent 239 relief pitchers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 112 runners this season with 32.1% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 19 saves so far this year and have missed out on 11 of their 30 save chances. The Marlins relievers have recorded a save percentage of 63.3% and has come into the game in 72 save situations. The bullpen are sitting with 42 holds on the campaign (6th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 73 times in addition to having 87 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 1,838 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 609 assists and 44 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which is 26th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 62 double plays. The Marlins have converted 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,514 innings on the field, which has them sitting 22nd in the majors.

Alcantara has taken the mound for 799 frames and has accumulated 709 strikeouts in his MLB career. Alcantara (36-48 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.71 while he has faced 3,263 batters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.28 (291 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.146. He has surrendered 664 hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 252 walks.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .386 and they average 4.20 runs per outing (23rd in MLB). They have 107 doubles, while walking 176 times as well as notching 277 runs. Washington has hit 51 home runs on the campaign to go along with 264 RBIs. They have been rung up on 459 occasions (30th in the league) and have accounted for 585 hits. The Washington Nationals have a team on-base percentage of .321 and a team batting average of .260 on the campaign.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 328 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.68 (300 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 92 long balls and they give up 5.12 runs per 9 innings (26th in MLB). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.468 with a FIP of 5.07 as a unit this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (486 strikeouts vs 250 free passes). They are currently ranked 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 597.

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.8% out of their 95 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 63 times in high leverage situations and also on 56 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 65 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 33 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB holding a save rate of 53.1%, and they have dispatched 202 relievers to the hill for the season. Washington has had relievers enter the game in 32 save opportunities and they have tallied 17 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .982 (28th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 624 assists, 43 errors and have a tally of 1,732 putouts this year. In their 5,196 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (19th in pro baseball).

Williams (41-48 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.25 ERA and has surrendered 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 3,355 batters so far in his career. He has allowed 369 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.344 and having a FIP of 4.5. In his pro baseball career, Williams has given up 798 base knocks while tallying 642 punch outs in 781 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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