Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/18/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, August 18, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (54-67) will compete against the Philadelphia Phillies (66-55) on Friday. The pitchers taking the mound will be Michael Lorenzen and Joan Adon.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .421 and have struck out 1,104 times, while being walked on 383 occasions. They have amassed 539 runs batted in and 1,059 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average is .255. The Phillies have recorded 224 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 140 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 560 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB.

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The Phillies have compiled a team earned run average of 3.96 this year (10th in the league), and they have rung up 1,079 batters. Phillies pitchers have conceded 138 long balls in addition to 523 runs in total (12th in the league). They have walked 354 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.03 as a squad on the campaign. Philadelphia has yielded 981 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 473 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.24.

The Phillies relievers have a save percentage of 65.4% and has entered the game in 106 save situations. The relievers have inherited 144 base runners over the course of the season and 34.7% of those runners earned a run for their team. Phillies bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 99 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have dispatched 386 relievers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have accumulated 54 holds on the campaign (25th in MLB). They have compiled 34 saves so far this year and have blown 18 of their 52 save chances.

The Phillies have converted 69.7% of balls in play into outs out of 9,687 innings, ranking them 10th in baseball. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 3,229 putouts so far this season, as well as 1,039 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which ranks 17th in the majors, and have accumulated 87 double plays.

Lorenzen has pitched in 693 innings and is sitting with 584 K's in his pro baseball career. Lorenzen (38-36 mark in his career) has a FIP of 4.20 and he has faced 2,927 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.94 (304 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.299. He has surrendered 628 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 273 walks.

Washington has accumulated 112 home runs on the campaign to go along with 499 runs batted in. They have recorded 215 two-baggers, while getting a free base 317 times as well as putting up 527 runs. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a batting average of .259 this year. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .402 and they score 4.36 runs per game (18th in baseball). They have been rung up on 864 instances (29th in baseball) and have accounted for 1,071 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have conceded 613 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.86 (575 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 178 homers and they surrender 5.18 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.448 and have a FIP of 5.09 as a staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (912 strikeouts vs 439 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,103.

Washington has had relief pitchers enter the game in 53 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are ranked 20th in the league with a save percentage of 58.5%, and they have dispatched 381 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations and on 112 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 180 inherited base runners. With 110 save situations, the Nationals have accumulated 57 holds and 22 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 116 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in professional baseball). The Nationals have 1,110 assists, 67 errors and have earned a total of 3,196 putouts on the campaign. In 9,588 innings played, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (19th in the majors).

Adon (2-12 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 6.54 earned run average while conceding 9.6 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.70 and he has faced 388 opposing batters during his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 61 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.619 and having a FIP of 5.0. During his pro baseball career, Adon has surrendered 90 hits while earning 78 strikeouts in 84 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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