New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, May 13, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (16-21) host the New York Mets (18-20) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The men taking the mound will be Joey Lucchesi and Trevor Williams.

New York has a slugging % of .384 and have been called out on strikes 290 times, while drawing a walk on 144 occasions. They have recorded 151 RBI's as well as 293 hits over the course of the season, and their average at the plate comes in at .236. The Mets have tallied 56 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 41 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 158 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. As a unit, the New York Mets are earning 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 24th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.25 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.35. Mets pitchers have allowed 53 home runs and also 173 runs in total (18th in baseball). New York has conceded 299 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 172 earned runs. The Mets have compiled a team ERA of 4.73 over the course of the season (23rd in the league), and the staff has struck out 317 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 141 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.96 as a unit on the year.

The Mets have dispatched 118 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 48 base runners on the campaign and 25.0% of them earned a run for their team. They have earned 11 saves this season and have blown 3 of 14 save chances. The Mets bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 78.6% and stepped onto the hill in 42 save situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 28 holds for the year (4th in the league). Mets pitchers have entered the game with players on base 32 times as well as having 37 appearances in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets have 981 putouts thus far, in addition to 308 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .991 which has them ranked 3rd in baseball, and have 34 double plays. The Mets have turned 71.0% of balls in play into outs in their 2,943 innings, ranking them 7th in the majors.

Lucchesi has thrown 358 innings and has 366 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. Lucchesi (20-24 career mark) has a FIP of 4.18 while he has faced 1,506 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.25 (169 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.265. He has surrendered 334 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 119 free passes.

The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .362 and they have an average of 4.03 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have tallied 48 two-baggers, while taking a walk 99 times as well as putting up 149 runs. Washington has 24 long balls for the season and 143 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 256 occasions (30th in MLB) and have earned a total of 325 base hits. The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .319 and a batting average of .258 on the campaign.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 170 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 4.44 (160 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 44 long balls and they surrender 4.72 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.425 and have a FIP of 4.78 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.60 (275 strikeouts vs 142 bases on balls). They are sitting at 21st in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 320.

Sitting with 32 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 15 holds and also 7 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 17 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations and on 34 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.8% out of 56 inherited base runners. They are ranked 22nd in MLB with a save rate of 58.8%, and they have dispatched 115 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 39 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 370 assists, 22 errors and have a tally of 973 putouts this year. Out of their 2,919 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.0% (15th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Williams has surrendered 769 base hits while he has earned 616 strikeouts in 751 innings. He has given up 356 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.343 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.57 and he has gone up against 3,224 hitters thus far in his career. Williams (39-45 career record) is the owner of a 4.26 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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