New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, May 14, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-150) Washington (+125)

The Washington Nationals (16-22) will compete against the New York Mets (19-20) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has the Mets at -150 and the Nationals are coming in at +125. The over/under is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Max Scherzer and Jake Irvin.

New York is slugging .382 and have struck out 295 times, while taking a walk on 147 occasions. They have recorded 154 RBI's and 303 hits for the year, while their batting average sits at .237. The Mets have earned 57 doubles as a unit and have hit 41 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 161 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in MLB.

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The Mets have a team ERA of 4.63 for the season (21st in MLB), and they have struck out 327 batters. Mets pitchers have surrendered 53 home runs in addition to 175 runs in total (18th in the league). They have walked 147 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.90 as a team on the campaign. New York has surrendered 303 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) and 173 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.34.

Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 33 times in addition to having 41 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 31 holds this year (2nd in the league). The Mets bullpen have a save percentage of 80.0% and has come into the game in 46 save situations. They have accumulated 12 saves for the year and have missed out on 3 of their 15 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 50 runners on the campaign and 24.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Mets have sent 122 relief pitchers to the hill this season.

The Mets have converted 71.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,024 innings on the diamond, ranking them 6th in MLB. The New York Mets have accumulated 1,008 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 322 assists and 13 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which has them sitting 4th in pro baseball, and have a total of 35 double plays.

Scherzer has taken the hill for 2,704 innings and has earned 3,213 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.13 (941 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.077. He has surrendered 2,202 hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 711 free passes. Scherzer (203-104 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.13 and he has gone up against 10,927 batters in the majors.

The Washington Nationals have accumulated an OBP of .317 in addition to a team batting average of .255 this year. They have struck out on 266 occasions (30th in the league) and have tallied 329 hits. Washington is sitting with 24 home runs so far this season and 144 runs batted in. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .358 and they have an average of 3.97 runs per contest (26th in baseball). They have tallied 49 doubles, while getting a free base 105 times as well as notching 151 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.426 in addition to having a FIP of 4.73 as a pitching staff this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.60 (280 strikeouts vs 145 walks). They rank 21st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 330. They have surrendered 44 home runs and they relinquish 4.67 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 173 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.40 (163 earned runs conceded).

Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 29.3% out of their 58 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 34 times in high leverage situations in addition to 35 occasions with base runners. With 33 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 15 holds and also 8 blown saves. They rank 26th in baseball holding a save rate of 55.6%, and they have dispatched 119 relievers to the hill so far this year. Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 18 save opportunities and they have tallied 10 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 39 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 378 assists, 22 errors and have accounted for 1,000 putouts on the season. In 3,000 innings played, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (17th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Irvin has allowed 6 base knocks while he has totaled 8 K's in 10 innings. He has surrendered a total of 1 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.219 and a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 1.14 and he has faced 42 batters in his career. Irvin (1-0 record in his career) has earned a 0.84 ERA while giving up 5.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+125)

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