New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/12/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, May 12, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (16-21) are hosting the New York Mets (18-19) at Nationals Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers will be Tylor Megill and MacKenzie Gore.

The Mets have recorded 55 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 41 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .389 and have struck out 281 times, while drawing a walk on 141 occasions. As a team, the New York Mets are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 20th in MLB. They have accumulated 151 runs batted in as well as 287 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is at .237. They have earned a total of 158 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .326.

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The Mets have compiled a team earned run average of 4.71 this year (22nd in MLB), and they have rung up 308 batters. Mets pitchers have conceded 52 home runs and also 168 runs in total (17th in the league). They have walked 140 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 5.01 as a squad so far this year. New York has relinquished 289 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and also 167 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.20 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Mets have dispatched 116 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 base runners so far this year with 26.1% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 11 saves so far this year and have blown 3 of their 14 chances to get a save. The Mets bullpen have earned a save percentage of 78.6% and has come into the game in 42 save situations. The bullpen have 28 holds so far this season (4th in the league). Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 31 times as well as having 37 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have notched a total of 957 putouts so far this season, in addition to 300 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .991 which ranks 4th in MLB, and have earned 32 double plays. The Mets have transformed 71.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 2,871 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in pro baseball.

Megill has taken the hill for 172 innings and has earned 177 strikeouts during his career. Megill (11-10 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.58 while he has faced 735 batters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.65 (89 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.317. He has surrendered 169 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 58 free passes.

The Washington Nationals hold a team on-base percentage of .319 and a team batting average of .258 this season. They have been rung up on 256 occasions (30th in baseball) and have accounted for 325 hits. Washington has accounted for 24 home runs this year and 143 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .362 and they score 4.03 runs per contest (26th in the league). They have 48 doubles, while taking a walk 99 times and scoring 149 runs.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.425 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.78 as a pitching staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.60 (275 strikeouts against 142 bases on balls). They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 320. They have yielded 44 homers and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (17th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 170 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.44 (160 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 17 save opportunities and they have earned 10 saves. They are ranked 21st in the league with a save percentage of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 115 relievers to the hill so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 33 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of their 56 inherited base runners. Sitting with 32 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 15 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in professional baseball). The Nationals have 370 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 973 putouts this season. Out of their 2,919 innings played, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (15th in baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gore has conceded 100 hits while tallying 120 K's in 107 innings pitched. Gore (7-6 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.21 earned run average while conceding 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 50 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.458 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.14 and he has gone up against 467 batters during his MLB career.

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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