Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, August 19, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (55-67) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (66-55) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The starting pitchers will be Cristopher Sanchez and Jake Irvin.

The Phillies have earned 224 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 140 balls out of the park. Philadelphia has a slugging % of .421 and have been rung up 1,104 times, while taking a walk on 383 occasions. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.6 runs/g, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have accumulated 539 runs batted in and 1,059 hits on the year, and their average at the plate is at .255. They are sitting with 560 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .323.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 138 long balls in addition to 523 runs (12th in the league). Philadelphia has given up 981 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) and 473 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 3.96 over the course of the season (10th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 1,079 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 354 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.02 as a unit for the season.

The Phillies have sent 386 relievers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 base runners this season with 34.7% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 34 saves on the campaign and have not converted 18 of their 52 chances to save the game. The Phillies relief pitchers have a save rate of 65.4% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 54 holds this year (25th in baseball). Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 99 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Philadelphia Phillies have a tally of 3,229 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,039 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .986 which is 17th in MLB, and they have twisted 87 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 69.7% of balls in play into outs in their 9,687 innings on the field, which ranks them 10th in MLB.

Sanchez has taken the mound for 111 innings and has accounted for 101 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.38 (54 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.234. He has conceded 101 hits (8.2 hits per 9 innings) with 36 free passes. Sanchez (4-5 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.53 while he has faced 467 opposing batters in the majors.

The Washington Nationals have accumulated an on-base percentage of .320 and a team batting average of .259 on the season. They have been rung up on 870 occasions (29th in MLB) and have a total of 1,081 base hits. Washington has recorded 112 home runs on the campaign and 509 RBIs. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .402 and they earn 4.40 runs per game (18th in the league). They have tallied 220 two-baggers, while taking a walk 322 times and scoring 537 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.448 with a FIP of 5.09 as a staff so far this year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (923 strikeouts vs 441 free passes). They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,114. They have relinquished 181 homers and they allow 5.20 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 620 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.88 (582 earned runs yielded).

Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 54 save chances and they have converted 32 saves. They are currently ranked 20th in baseball holding a save rate of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 385 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 120 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 33.3% out of their 180 inherited base runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Nationals have earned 59 holds and also 22 blown saves.

In 9,669 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 117 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 1,117 assists, 67 errors and have a total of 3,223 putouts this season.

Irvin (3-5 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.76 ERA while giving up 9.1 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.06 and he has gone up against 398 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 48 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.412 and a FIP of 5.5. Thus far in his career, Irvin has allowed 92 base hits while totaling 74 K's in 90 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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