Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/5/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, April 5, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Tampa Bay (-230) Washington (+195)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (1-3) will attempt to beat the Tampa Bay Rays (4-0) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Tampa Bay at -230 and Washington opens at +195. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Shane McClanahan and Patrick Corbin.

The Rays have compiled 9 doubles as a team and have hit 7 balls out of the stadium. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .504 and have struck out 31 times, while drawing a walk on 13 occasions. As a squad, the Tampa Bay Rays are knocking in 6.8 runs per outing, which is 4th in baseball. They have tallied 26 runs batted in and 36 hits so far this year, and their batting average is .275. They have earned a total of 27 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .349.

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The Rays have an ERA of 1.00 on the season (1st in MLB), and the staff has struck out 38 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 7 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 2.55 as a unit on the season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 5.43 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 0.69. Rays pitchers have surrendered 2 long balls and also 5 total runs (2nd in baseball).

The Tampa Bay Rays have earned a total of 108 putouts for the season, in addition to 31 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .979 which is 25th in baseball, and have a total of 2 double plays. The Rays have transformed 79.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 324 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball.

McClanahan has taken the ball for 295 innings and has 341 K's so far in his pro baseball career. McClanahan (23-14 mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.11 while he has faced 1,180 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.86 (94 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.069. He has allowed 240 base hits (7.3 hits per 9 innings) and has 76 walks.

The Nationals have a SLG% of .262 and they average 2.25 runs per outing (28th in the league). They have 3 two-baggers, while getting a free base 13 times as well as racking up 9 runs. Washington has knocked in 2 home runs this season to go along with 9 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 28 instances (29th in baseball) and are sitting with 23 base hits. The Washington Nationals have tallied a team OBP of .268 as well as a team batting average of .189 so far this year.

The Washington pitching staff have conceded 21 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 4.25 (17 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 7 home runs and they give up 5.25 runs per 9 innings (19th in the league). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.389 and have a FIP of 5.52 as a pitching staff for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.86 (26 strikeouts against 14 walks). They come in at 14th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 36.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .969 (28th in pro baseball). The Nationals have accrued 49 assists, 5 errors and have notched a total of 108 putouts for the season. Out of their 324 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.5% (16th in professional baseball).

Corbin (87-104 record in his career) is the owner of a 4.31 ERA and has conceded 9.4 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and he has gone up against 6,612 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has conceded 738 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.349 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Corbin has allowed 1,607 base hits while accumulating 1,469 punch outs in 1,540 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Tampa Bay (-230)

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