Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, September 2, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Miami Marlins (67-67) are headed to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will meet the Washington Nationals (62-73). The expected starting pitchers are Johnny Cueto and Trevor Williams.

As a squad, the Miami Marlins are recording 4.0 runs per game, which puts them at 27th in baseball. They are sitting with 534 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .314. The Marlins have accumulated 215 doubles as a team and have smacked 129 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 507 RBI's as well as 1,175 hits on the season, and their team batting average is .258. Miami has a slugging % of .400 and have struck out 1,061 times, while taking a walk on 341 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.99 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 155 home runs and 589 runs in total (16th in MLB). Miami has allowed 1,090 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 549 earned runs. The Marlins have compiled a team earned run average of 4.16 on the campaign (17th in the league), and the staff has struck out 1,247 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 417 opposing players and their FIP is 4.05 as a unit on the year.

The Marlins have sent 445 relievers to the hill this year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 189 base runners on the campaign with 31.2% of them crossed home plate. They have 33 saves so far this year and have blown 25 out of their 58 chances to get a save. The Marlins relievers have compiled a save rate of 56.9% and stepped onto the hill in 139 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 80 holds so far this season (7th in baseball). Marlins pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 133 times and also have had 168 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have turned 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,695 innings, which has them sitting 21st in baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned a total of 3,565 putouts thus far, as well as 1,182 assists and 77 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .984 which ranks 23rd in pro baseball, and they have twisted 118 double plays.

Cueto (143-110 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.88 and he has faced 9,235 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 2,056 base knocks (8.3 hits per nine innings) with 628 free passes. His ERA is 3.47 (859 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. Cueto has taken the ball for 2,225 innings and has 1,838 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .316 as well as a team batting average of .256 for the season. They have been called out on strikes on 953 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,179 hits. Washington has 121 HRs on the year as well as 550 runs batted in. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .396 and they average 4.30 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have put up 236 doubles, while getting a free base 345 times and notching 581 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 688 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.90 (646 earned runs yielded). They have given up 204 HR's and they surrender 5.22 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.447 in addition to having a FIP of 5.13 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.70 (1,020 strikeouts against 483 walks). They rank 27th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,235.

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 62 save opportunities and they have walked away with 39 saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 62.9%, and they have dispatched 427 relievers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.0% out of their 191 inherited runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 69 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 128 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (16th in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 1,244 assists, 73 errors and are sitting with 3,562 putouts for the year. In 10,686 innings played, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in MLB).

In his career, Williams has conceded 876 base knocks while tallying 689 strikeouts in 846 frames. Williams (44-52 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 4.35 ERA while conceding 9.3 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 409 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.362 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.6. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 3,647 batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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