Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/2/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, June 2, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-200) Washington (+170)

The Washington Nationals (24-32) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (25-30) at Nationals Park on Friday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -200 while Washington is at +170. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Zack Wheeler and Josiah Gray.

Philadelphia is slugging .411 and have struck out 499 times, while being walked on 166 occasions. They have amassed 219 RBI's and 476 base knocks so far this season, and their batting average is at .254. The Phillies have hit 104 two-baggers as a team and have hit 56 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 228 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .318. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.2 runs per game, which puts them at 23rd in MLB.

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The Phillies are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.59 so far this year (23rd in the league), and they have struck out 495 hitters. Phillies pitchers have yielded 59 long balls and also 271 runs in total (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 172 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a squad this year. Philadelphia has yielded 464 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 244 earned runs. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.88 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.33.

The Phillies bullpen have earned a save percentage of 77.8% and stepped onto the hill in 45 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 79 base runners on the year with 39.2% of them earned a run for their team. Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 47 times in addition to having 47 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 187 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have recorded 27 holds so far this season (23rd in the league). They have recorded 14 saves so far this season and have blown 4 of 18 save chances.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 1,435 putouts thus far, as well as 443 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in MLB, and they have twisted 28 double plays. The Phillies have converted 67.8% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,305 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in pro baseball.

Wheeler has taken the ball for 1,251 innings and has 1,265 K's thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.43 (477 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.199. He has conceded 1,120 hits (8.1 hits per nine innings) and has 381 free passes. Wheeler (78-61 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.34 and he has faced 5,201 hitters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .264 for the season. They have struck out on 397 occasions (29th in the league) and have notched a total of 506 base hits. Washington has knocked in 44 HRs on the season as well as 230 runs batted in. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .391 and they are recording 4.29 runs per contest (22nd in baseball). They have 94 doubles, while taking a walk 160 times as well as putting up 240 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.438 in addition to having a FIP of 4.92 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (415 strikeouts vs 212 walks). They sit at 26th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 493. They have allowed 73 homers and they surrender 4.92 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 268 runs over the course of the season and come in with a team ERA of 4.46 (243 earned runs given up).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.9% out of their 82 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 48 occasions with runners on. With 59 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 29 holds and also 13 blown saves. They sit at 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 56.7%, and they have sent 174 relievers to the mound so far this year. Washington has had relief pitchers take the mound in 30 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves.

In their 4,416 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (18th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 54 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (27th in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 538 assists, 37 errors and are sitting with 1,472 putouts so far this year.

So far in his MLB career, Gray has given up 255 hits while accumulating 281 K's in 281 innings. Gray (13-17 record in his career) holds a 4.64 ERA and has given up 8.2 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed 145 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.370 and a FIP of 5.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and he has faced 1,223 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-200)

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