Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 9/26/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Tuesday, September 26, 2023

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (69-88) are headed to Oriole Park at Camden Yards on Tuesday where they will play the Baltimore Orioles (97-59). The pitchers taking the mound will be Josiah Gray and Kyle Bradish.

Washington is slugging .396 and have been rung up 1,111 times, while taking a walk on 410 occasions. They have 643 runs batted in as well as 1,357 hits for the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .254. The Nationals have compiled 270 doubles as a unit and have knocked 146 balls out of the park. They are sitting with 676 runs while holding a team OBP of .314. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.3 runs/g, which is 22nd in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.06 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have yielded 240 home runs and 819 total runs (27th in MLB). Washington has yielded 1,458 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 771 earned runs. The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.01 so far this season (27th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,180 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 572 hitters and their FIP comes in at 5.18 as a unit for the year.

Nationals pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 147 times and also have had 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 74 holds this season (23rd in the league). The Nationals relievers have recorded a save rate of 61.2% and has stepped onto the mound in 141 save situations. They have recorded 41 saves this season and have blown 26 out of their 67 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 233 runners on the season and 34.3% of those players ended up scoring. The Nationals have dispatched 506 relievers to the hill this season.

The Nationals have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of 12,477 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 23rd in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 4,159 putouts so far this season, in addition to 1,466 assists and 86 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .985 which is 17th in MLB, and have accumulated 154 double plays.

Gray has thrown 372 innings and has earned 366 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. Gray (17-24 career win-loss record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.52 while he has faced 1,630 hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.69 (194 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.405. He has conceded 346 base hits (8.4 hits per 9 innings) with 177 walks.

The Baltimore Orioles have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .323 as well as a team batting average of .257 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,316 instances (18th in the league) and have earned 1,368 hits. Baltimore has 180 home runs this year to go along with 767 RBIs. The Orioles hold a slugging percentage of .426 and they are earning 5.08 runs per contest (6th in baseball). They have put up 303 two-baggers, while getting a free base 496 times as well as notching 793 runs.

The Baltimore pitching staff have allowed 666 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.00 (622 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 176 home runs and they concede 4.28 runs per 9 innings (8th in baseball). The Orioles are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 4.05 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.80 (1,372 strikeouts against 461 free passes). They rank 17th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,299.

Baltimore has had relief pitchers enter the game in 78 save opportunities and they have converted 47 saves. They rank 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.3%, and they have dispatched 540 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 200 times in high leverage situations and also on 192 occasions with base runners. Baltimore relievers hold an inherited score rate of 34.9% out of 281 inherited runners. With 184 save situations, the Orioles have accumulated 103 holds in addition to 31 blown saves.

In their 12,597 innings played, the Orioles have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (15th in pro baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 137 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (4th in professional baseball). The Orioles have recorded 1,388 assists, 66 errors and have 4,199 putouts over the course of the season.

So far in his pro baseball career, Bradish has allowed 248 base hits while he has accumulated 270 punch outs in 276 frames. Bradish (15-14 win-loss mark in his career) has a 3.81 ERA and has surrendered 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has allowed a total of 117 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.212 and a FIP of 3.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.10 and he has gone up against 1,145 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore

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