Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/8/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, July 8, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (-180) Washington (+155)

The Texas Rangers (51-37) are on their way to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (34-53). The odds on this game have Texas at -180 while Washington is priced at +155. The over/under is set at 9.5. The men taking the mound will be Martin Perez and Jake Irvin.

As a unit, the Texas Rangers are earning 5.9 runs per game, which has them at 1st in baseball. They have racked up 519 runs and hold an OBP of .342. The Rangers have hit 198 doubles as a squad and have hit 120 balls out of the park. They have tallied 497 runs batted in as well as 851 hits for the season, while their average at the plate is at .275. Texas has a slugging rate of .461 and have been called out on strikes 761 times, while drawing a walk on 303 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.81 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.21. Rangers pitchers have given up 90 home runs and 366 total runs (8th in the league). Texas has conceded 689 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 343 earned runs. The Rangers have an ERA of 3.96 over the course of the season (11th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 708 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 252 opposing players and their FIP is 4.07 as a squad over the course of the season.

Rangers bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 84 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 41 holds so far this season (22nd in the league). The Rangers relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 74 save situations. They have recorded 16 saves on the year and have blown 16 of their 32 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 139 base runners this year with 30.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 240 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The Rangers have turned 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 7,023 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 3rd in the majors. The Texas Rangers have earned a total of 2,341 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 793 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .988 which has them sitting 6th in the majors, and have earned 79 double plays.

Perez (82-80 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.41 while facing 6,046 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 1,513 hits (9.8 hits per 9 innings) with 502 free passes. His ERA is 4.46 (689 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.449. Perez has taken the ball for 1,390 frames and has earned 969 punch outs during his MLB career.

Washington has a total of 70 long balls so far this year as well as 340 RBIs. They have put up 154 two-baggers, while getting a free base 218 times as well as putting up 356 runs. The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .317 as well as a team batting average of .260 on the year. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .393 and they score 4.09 runs per game (26th in the league). They have struck out on 611 occasions (30th in baseball) and are sitting with 775 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.490 and have a FIP of 5.06 as a staff over the course of the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (653 strikeouts vs 335 walks). They come in at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 808. They have conceded 120 dingers and they allow 5.21 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 444 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 4.79 (408 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 41 save opportunities and they have recorded 23 saves. They are ranked 23rd in MLB holding a save rate of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 271 relievers to the hill for the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 123 inherited runners. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 44 holds and 18 blown saves.

In 6,906 innings played, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 85 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in baseball). The Nationals have racked up 814 assists, 52 errors and have accumulated 2,302 putouts so far this season.

During his pro baseball career, Irvin has conceded 52 base knocks while he has accumulated 40 punch outs in 53 innings. He has given up 28 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.453 and having a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.54 and he has faced 238 hitters in his MLB career. Irvin (1-5 career mark) holds a 4.70 ERA and has surrendered 8.7 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+155)

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