Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 6/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, June 10, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+145) Atlanta (-170)

The Washington Nationals (25-36) are hitting the road to Truist Park on Saturday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (38-24). The moneyline on this contest has the Nationals at +145 while the Braves are sitting at -170. The total has been set at 9.5. The starting pitchers will be Trevor Williams and AJ Smith-Shawver.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 23rd in the league. They have accounted for 260 runs scored and have an OBP of .327. The Nationals have hit 100 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 48 balls out of the stadium. They have 248 runs batted in in addition to 548 hits on the season, while their batting average sits at .263. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .390 and have been called out on strikes 430 times, while drawing a walk on 170 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.91 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Nationals pitchers have conceded 83 home runs and 306 runs in total (25th in the league). Washington has allowed 556 hits (9.3 per 9 innings) in addition to 278 earned runs. The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 4.67 this season (25th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 448 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 234 hitters and their FIP is 5.05 as a squad for the season.

Nationals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 55 times as well as having 59 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 31 holds on the season (22nd in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 54.8% and has entered the game in 62 save situations. They have earned 17 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of their 31 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 94 runners over the course of the season and 37.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 189 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign.

The Nationals have transformed 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 4,821 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 19th in MLB. The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 1,607 putouts this season, in addition to 582 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .982 which ranks 28th in baseball, and they have turned 59 double plays.

Williams (40-48 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.48 while he has faced 3,332 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 791 hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 251 walks. His ERA is 4.26 (367 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.343. Williams has thrown 776 innings and has totaled 636 strikeouts in his MLB career.

Atlanta has tallied 100 home runs so far this season as well as 299 RBIs. They have 109 two-baggers, while taking a walk 199 times and earning 310 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .332 and a batting average of .261 for the year. The Braves have a team slugging % of .464 and they score 5.08 runs per game (4th in MLB). They have been rung up on 525 occasions (18th in MLB) and have totaled 541 base hits.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.267 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.84 as a pitching staff over the course of the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.50 (572 strikeouts vs 202 walks). They rank 6th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 482. They have yielded 58 dingers and they surrender 4.05 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league). The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 243 runs this season while having an ERA of 3.68 (221 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.9% out of their 78 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 68 times in high leverage situations and on 52 occasions with runners on. With 71 save situations, the Braves have recorded 40 holds and also 13 blown saves. They are currently ranked 19th in MLB with a save percentage of 58.1%, and they have sent 204 relievers to the mound so far this year. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save opportunities and they have earned 18 saves.

In 4,860 innings on the diamond, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (20th in MLB). The Atlanta Braves have turned 56 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in baseball). The Braves have accrued 512 assists, 39 errors and have earned 1,620 putouts so far this season.

In his pro baseball career, Smith-Shawver has allowed 0 base hits and he has 3 punch outs in 2 frames. Smith-Shawver (0-0 career mark) is the owner of a 0.00 earned run average while allowing 0.0 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 0 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 0.429 and having a FIP of 2.0. His K/BB ratio is 3.00 and he has gone up against 8 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+145)

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