Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/3/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, September 3, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (62-72) will compete against the Miami Marlins (66-67) on Sunday. The men taking the mound are Sandy Alcantara and Josiah Gray.

As a team, the Miami Marlins are putting up 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 27th in baseball. They have 528 runs scored while having a team OBP of .313. The Marlins have hit 213 doubles as a unit and have hit 127 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 502 runs batted in as well as 1,162 hits over the course of the season, while their team batting average sits at .257. Miami is slugging .398 and have been called out on strikes 1,053 times, while being walked on 340 occasions.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.00 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.27. Marlins pitchers have surrendered 155 long balls and 588 total runs (16th in the league). Miami has relinquished 1,087 hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 548 earned runs. The Marlins are sitting with a team ERA of 4.18 for the year (17th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,245 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 415 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.06 as a team this year.

Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 133 times in addition to having 168 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 80 holds over the course of the season (7th in MLB). The Marlins bullpen have earned a save rate of 56.9% and stepped onto the hill in 139 save situations. They have compiled 33 saves on the campaign and have blown 25 of 58 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 189 runners on the campaign with 31.2% of those players crossed home plate. The Marlins have dispatched 442 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

The Miami Marlins are sitting with 3,481 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,150 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which ranks 24th in MLB, and they have twisted 114 double plays. The Marlins have turned 68.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,443 innings on the field, ranking them 22nd in MLB.

Alcantara has thrown 892 frames and has tallied 786 strikeouts in his MLB career. His earned run average is 3.33 (330 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.155. He has surrendered 760 hits (7.7 hits per nine innings) with 271 walks. Alcantara (40-55 mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while he has faced 3,647 opposing hitters in the majors.

Washington has knocked in 121 HRs for the season to go along with 549 runs batted in. They have put up 235 doubles, while walking 343 times as well as scoring 580 runs. The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .257 so far this year. The Nationals have a team slugging % of .397 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have struck out on 951 occasions (29th in the league) and have 1,176 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 682 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.89 (640 earned runs conceded). They have conceded 202 homers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.446 with a FIP of 5.13 as a unit so far this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (1,012 strikeouts vs 482 walks). They rank 27th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,222.

Washington has had relievers step onto the hill in 62 save opportunities and they have recorded 39 saves. They sit at 17th in the league with a save rate of 62.9%, and they have sent 424 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 133 times in high leverage situations and also on 119 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.0% out of 191 inherited base runners. Sitting with 131 save situations, the Nationals have 69 holds in addition to 23 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 123 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in baseball). The Nationals have 1,216 assists, 72 errors and have a total of 3,484 putouts on the campaign. In 10,452 innings played, the Nationals have a efficiency on defense of 68.9% (17th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Gray has given up 332 hits while earning 350 K's in 357 frames. He has given up 188 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.406 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and he has faced 1,564 batters during his MLB career. Gray (16-23 career record) has a 4.74 ERA and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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