New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The New York Mets (63-74) are en route to Nationals Park on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (62-76). The starting pitchers will be Carlos Carrasco and Joan Adon.

As a team, the New York Mets are putting up 4.4 runs per contest, which puts them at 20th in baseball. They have accumulated 597 runs and hold an OBP of .318. The Mets have compiled 181 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 180 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 580 runs batted in and 1,079 hits this year, and their average at the plate is .238. New York has a slugging rate of .405 and have been called out on strikes 1,106 times, while taking a walk on 458 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.31 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.37. Mets pitchers have given up 170 home runs and also 634 total runs (18th in baseball). New York has surrendered 1,135 hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 590 earned runs. The Mets have a team earned run average of 4.43 this season (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,179 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 511 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.59 as a unit this year.

The Mets bullpen have compiled a save rate of 65.2% and has come into the game in 129 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 203 runners on the campaign and 31.5% of them crossed home plate. Mets pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 137 times as well as having 130 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 454 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 78 holds on the campaign (12th in MLB). They have accumulated 30 saves for the year and have missed out on 16 out of their 46 chances to save the game.

The Mets have transformed 68.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,785 innings, which ranks them 17th in professional baseball. The New York Mets have a tally of 3,595 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,185 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which puts them in 17th in baseball, and have a total of 121 double plays.

Carrasco has thrown 1,538 innings and is sitting with 1,573 K's during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.04 (691 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.247. He has conceded 1,500 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 418 walks. Carrasco (107-93 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.63 while he has faced 6,414 batters during his time in the majors.

The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .397 and they are scoring 4.31 runs per game (21st in the league). They have recorded 239 two-baggers, while taking a walk 356 times as well as scoring 595 runs. Washington has tallied 127 home runs for the year to go along with 564 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 974 instances (30th in the league) and have a total of 1,207 base knocks. The Washington Nationals have tallied an OBP of .316 and a team batting average of .257 over the course of the season.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 5.14 as a team so far this season. They rank 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 1,272. The Washington pitching staff have given up 713 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 4.94 (667 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (1,040 strikeouts against 493 free passes). They have conceded 210 homers and they allow 5.28 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 35.4% out of their 195 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 141 times in high leverage situations and on 123 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 69 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have sent 440 relievers onto the field over the course of the season. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 63 save chances and they have tallied 39 saves.

Out of their 10,947 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 132 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in MLB). The Nationals have 1,284 assists, 77 errors and have 3,649 putouts this year.

Adon (3-13 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 6.55 earned run average and has allowed 9.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.78 and he has gone up against 455 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 72 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.586 and a FIP of 5.0. In his pro baseball career, Adon has surrendered 108 base knocks while he has earned 87 punch outs in 99 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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