Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, July 7, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (34-52) will take on the Texas Rangers (51-36) at Nationals Park on Friday. The starting pitchers are Andrew Heaney and Trevor Williams.

Texas has a slugging % of .459 and have struck out 753 times, while taking a walk on 299 occasions. They have accounted for 492 RBI's and 839 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .274. The Rangers have earned 192 doubles as a unit and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They have 513 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .342. As a team, the Texas Rangers are recording 5.9 runs/g, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.19. Rangers pitchers have given up 90 home runs in addition to 356 runs (7th in the league). Texas has surrendered 676 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 333 earned runs. The Rangers are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 so far this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 702 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 246 opposing players and their FIP is 4.07 as a team for the season.

The Rangers relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 51.6% and has come into the game in 71 save situations. The relievers have inherited 128 runners for the year with 28.9% of them ended up scoring. Rangers pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 79 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 235 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relievers have notched 39 holds this year (24th in MLB). They have accumulated 16 saves this season and have missed out on 15 out of their 31 chances to save the game.

The Texas Rangers have a tally of 2,317 putouts on the campaign, as well as 779 assists and 37 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which puts them in 6th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 79 double plays. The Rangers have transformed 71.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 6,951 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

Heaney has taken the mound for 790 innings and is sitting with 849 K's in his career. His ERA is 4.51 (396 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.248. He has surrendered 753 hits (8.6 hits per 9 innings) with 233 free passes. Heaney (41-47 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.43 while he has gone up against 3,349 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

Washington is sitting with 69 home runs for the year and 336 runs batted in. They have hit 152 two-baggers, while taking a walk 216 times and racking up 352 runs. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .260 so far this season. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .393 and they are earning 4.09 runs per game (26th in baseball). They have struck out on 603 occasions (30th in baseball) and have notched a total of 767 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 439 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 4.80 (404 earned runs conceded). They have relinquished 119 dingers and they allow 5.22 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.498 and have a FIP of 5.07 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.70 (645 strikeouts vs 332 walks). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 802.

With 83 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 44 holds and 16 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 23 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 87 times in high leverage situations and on 74 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% of 120 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 21st in the league holding a save rate of 59.0%, and they have sent 265 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season.

Out of their 6,816 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 67.8% (27th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 84 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .983 (24th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 800 assists, 52 errors and have a tally of 2,272 putouts on the campaign.

Williams (43-48 career mark) has earned a 4.27 earned run average and has conceded 9.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.53 and he has gone up against 3,442 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 380 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.352 and a FIP of 4.5. In his career, Williams has conceded 824 base knocks and he has 653 strikeouts in 800 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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