Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, July 9, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Peacock

The Washington Nationals (34-53) host the Texas Rangers (51-37) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The starting pitchers will be Dane Dunning and Patrick Corbin.

The Rangers have compiled 198 two-baggers as a team and have hit 120 balls out of the park. Texas is slugging .461 and have struck out 761 times, while drawing a walk on 303 occasions. As a team, the Texas Rangers are putting up 5.9 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. They have tallied 497 runs batted in in addition to 851 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .275. They have a total of 519 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .342.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.21. Rangers pitchers have conceded 90 long balls and also 366 total runs (8th in MLB). Texas has given up 689 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 343 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team earned run average of 3.96 on the year (11th in the league), and their staff has rung up 708 hitters. They have walked 252 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.07 as a team this year.

The Rangers relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and stepped onto the hill in 74 save situations. The relievers have inherited 139 base runners this season and 30.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Rangers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 84 times as well as having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rangers have dispatched 240 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers are sitting with 41 holds for the season (22nd in MLB). They have tallied 16 saves this season and have missed out on 16 of their 32 save opportunities.

The Texas Rangers have accounted for 2,341 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 793 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which is 6th in pro baseball, and they have turned 79 double plays. The Rangers have converted 70.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,023 innings on the diamond, ranking them 3rd in professional baseball.

Dunning has taken the mound for 391 innings and has racked up 341 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.02 (175 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.334. He has given up 382 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has 140 walks. Dunning (19-19 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.09 and he has gone up against 1,670 opposing batters in the major leagues.

The Nationals hold a slugging % of .393 and they earn 4.09 runs per game (26th in the league). They have 154 doubles, while getting a free base 218 times and scoring 356 runs. Washington has compiled 70 home runs on the year to go along with 340 RBIs. They have struck out on 611 instances (30th in the league) and have tallied 775 base knocks. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .260 so far this year.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 444 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.79 (408 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 120 dingers and they surrender 5.21 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.490 with a FIP of 5.06 as a team this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (653 strikeouts vs 335 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 27th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 808.

Washington relievers have an inherited score rate of 32.5% out of 123 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 90 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 85 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 44 holds in addition to 18 blown saves. They rank 23rd in baseball holding a save rate of 56.1%, and they have sent 271 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 41 save chances and they have recorded 23 saves.

Out of their 6,906 innings played, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (23rd in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 85 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (24th in the majors). The Nationals have 814 assists, 52 errors and are sitting with 2,302 putouts for the year.

Corbin (92-113 win-loss record in his career) has a 4.36 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.07 and he has faced 7,053 batters during his career. He has allowed 794 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.360 and a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Corbin has given up 1,730 base hits while he has earned 1,534 strikeouts in 1,639 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas

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