Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/20/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, August 20, 2023

Location: BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field in Williamsport, PA

TV: ESPN

The Philadelphia Phillies (66-55) are hitting the road to BB&T Ballpark at Historic Bowman Field on Sunday where they will compete against the Washington Nationals (55-67). The pitchers who are expected to start are Ranger Suarez and Trevor Williams.

The Phillies have earned 224 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 140 balls out of the stadium. Philadelphia is slugging .421 and have struck out 1,104 times, while drawing a walk on 383 occasions. As a squad, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 13th in MLB. They have 539 RBI's in addition to 1,059 base knocks over the course of the season, and their batting average is .255. They have 560 runs scored and hold an OBP of .323.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.05 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have allowed 138 home runs and also 523 runs (12th in MLB). Philadelphia has yielded 981 base hits (8.2 per 9 innings) in addition to 473 earned runs. The Phillies hold a team ERA of 3.96 on the year (10th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,079 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 354 hitters and their FIP is 4.02 as a team on the campaign.

The Phillies relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 65.4% and stepped onto the hill in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 144 base runners this year and 34.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Phillies relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 99 times as well as having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 386 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have accumulated 54 holds for the season (25th in the league). They have accumulated 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of their 52 save opportunities.

The Philadelphia Phillies have accumulated 3,229 putouts this season, in addition to 1,039 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .986 which is 17th in pro baseball, and have a total of 87 double plays. The Phillies have converted 69.7% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 9,687 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 10th in baseball.

Suarez has taken the mound for 426 innings and has earned 379 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.29 (156 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.306. He has conceded 409 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 148 free passes. Suarez (27-21 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.70 while going up against 1,798 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington has a total of 112 long balls so far this year as well as 509 runs batted in. They have 220 two-baggers, while taking a walk 322 times and putting up 537 runs. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .259 this year. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .402 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per game (18th in the league). They have been rung up on 870 instances (29th in MLB) and have tallied 1,081 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.448 in addition to having a FIP of 5.09 as a pitching staff so far this season. They sit at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,114. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 620 runs on the campaign and come in with a team ERA of 4.88 (582 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio is 7.70 (923 strikeouts vs 441 walks). They have conceded 181 homers and they allow 5.20 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

Washington has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 54 save chances and they have recorded 32 saves. They rank 20th in the league holding a save percentage of 59.3%, and they have dispatched 385 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 120 times in high leverage situations in addition to 112 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 180 inherited runners. Sitting with 113 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 59 holds and also 22 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 117 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Nationals have recorded 1,117 assists, 67 errors and have notched a total of 3,223 putouts so far this year. In 9,669 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (19th in baseball).

In his MLB career, Williams has allowed 869 base knocks and he has 680 punch outs in 833 innings pitched. Williams (43-51 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.40 ERA while giving up 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 407 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.369 and a FIP of 4.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.51 and he has faced 3,596 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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