Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/4/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-175) Washington (+150)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (1-2) will attempt to defeat the Tampa Bay Rays (3-0) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has Tampa Bay at -175 while Washington opens at +150. The total has been set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Josh Fleming and Chad Kuhl.

Tampa Bay owns a slugging percentage of .495 and have been called out on strikes 26 times, while taking a walk on 12 occasions. They have amassed 20 RBI's as well as 27 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .278. The Rays have compiled 9 doubles as a unit and have smacked 4 balls out of the park. They have earned a total of 21 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .375. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are earning 7.0 runs per game, which has them at 5th in the league.

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The Rays have a team earned run average of 1.00 for the season (1st in MLB), and they have rung up 30 batters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 5.00 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 0.74. Rays pitchers have allowed 1 home run and 3 total runs (2nd in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 6 batters and their FIP comes in at 2.14 as a team for the year.

The Rays have converted 77.4% of baseballs in play into outs in their 243 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 2nd in the majors. The Tampa Bay Rays have 81 putouts this season, as well as 22 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .981 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 2 double plays.

Fleming has thrown 171 innings and has tallied 119 punch outs thus far in his career. His earned run average is 4.93 (94 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.410. He has allowed 192 base hits (10.1 hits per nine innings) and has had 50 walks. Fleming (17-13 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.33 and he has gone up against 747 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington has recorded 1 long ball so far this season and 7 RBIs. They have put up 3 doubles, while walking 12 times and scoring 7 runs. The Washington Nationals have compiled an OBP of .298 as well as a batting average of .211 this season. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .278 and they are scoring 2.33 runs per contest (25th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 20 occasions (29th in MLB) and have a total of 19 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.481 and have a FIP of 5.03 as a staff on the season. They are sitting at 16th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 27. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 15 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 4.00 (12 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 1.62 (21 strikeouts against 13 walks). They have conceded 4 dingers and they surrender 5.00 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball).

In 243 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (18th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .976 (27th in MLB). The Nationals have racked up 39 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 81 putouts over the course of the season.

In his MLB career, Kuhl has surrendered 584 hits while he has tallied 505 K's in 576 frames. He has conceded a total of 304 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.451 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.00 and he has faced 2,517 hitters in his pro baseball career. Kuhl (31-41 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.74 ERA while allowing 9.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-175)

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