Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/13/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oakland Athletics vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, August 13, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Oakland (+105) Washington (-125)

The Oakland Athletics (33-83) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (51-66). The moneyline on this matchup has the Athletics at +105 and the Nationals are at -125. The over/under comes in at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Ken Waldichuk and Josiah Gray.

The Athletics have earned 155 doubles as a squad and have smacked 111 baseballs out of the park. Oakland has a slugging percentage of .361 and have been called out on strikes 1,050 times, while taking a walk on 377 occasions. As a team, the Oakland Athletics are knocking in 3.6 runs per game, which puts them at 30th in baseball. They have earned 394 RBI's as well as 836 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .222. They have accounted for 409 runs and have an OBP of .301.

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The Athletics hold a team earned run average of 5.77 over the course of the season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 930 hitters. Athletics pitchers have conceded 155 long balls in addition to 685 total runs (30th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 489 opposing players and their FIP is 5.08 as a unit so far this season. Oakland has allowed 1,050 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 648 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.90 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.52.

The Athletics relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 79 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 223 base runners this year and 38.6% of those runners crossed the plate. Athletics relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 142 times in addition to having 134 appearances in high leverage situations. The Athletics have dispatched 386 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 37 holds this year (30th in baseball). They have tallied 20 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 40 save opportunities.

The Athletics have turned 67.7% of balls in play into outs in their 9,090 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 27th in pro baseball. The Oakland Athletics have a total of 3,030 putouts this year, in addition to 907 assists and 70 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .983 which is 28th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 80 double plays.

Waldichuk has thrown 129 innings and has racked up 129 K's during his career. Waldichuk (4-9 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 5.09 and he has gone up against 586 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 5.93 (85 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.574. He has surrendered 138 base knocks (9.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 65 walks.

Washington has knocked in 104 home runs for the year as well as 472 runs batted in. They have tallied 207 two-baggers, while walking 299 times and scoring 498 runs. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .317 and a team batting average of .258 on the campaign. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .398 and they are earning 4.29 runs per contest (22nd in MLB). They have struck out on 831 instances (29th in MLB) and have recorded 1,021 base hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.466 and have a FIP of 5.12 as a unit this year. They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,068. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 595 runs over the course of the season while holding a team ERA of 4.91 (557 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.70 (869 strikeouts vs 427 walks). They have given up 171 home runs and they concede 5.25 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 32.6% out of 172 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 115 times in high leverage situations and on 107 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 55 holds in addition to 21 blown saves. They sit at 20th in MLB with a save rate of 59.6%, and they have dispatched 364 relievers to the mound this year. Washington has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 52 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 112 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Nationals have racked up 1,071 assists, 64 errors and have amassed 3,061 putouts so far this season. In their 9,183 innings played, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (21st in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Gray has given up 322 hits while earning 340 punch outs in 346 innings pitched. He has surrendered 178 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.387 and a FIP of 5.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.15 and he has gone up against 1,509 batters so far in his MLB career. Gray (16-21 win-loss record in his career) holds a 4.63 ERA and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oakland (+105)

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