Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs Prediction, 7/19/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Chicago Cubs

Date: Wednesday, July 19, 2023

Location: Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL

TV: Marquee

Wrigley Field is where the Chicago Cubs (43-50) will compete against the Washington Nationals (38-56) on Wednesday. The starting pitchers will be Trevor Williams and Kyle Hendricks.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.2 runs per game, which is 22nd in MLB. They have notched a total of 397 runs and hold an OBP of .317. The Nationals have accumulated 167 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 83 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 377 runs batted in in addition to 840 hits this season, while their average at the plate is .260. Washington has a slugging rate of .400 and have struck out 668 times, while drawing a walk on 234 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.98 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48. Nationals pitchers have allowed 133 home runs in addition to 483 runs in total (27th in baseball). Washington has allowed 879 base hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 447 earned runs. The Nationals have a team earned run average of 4.85 for the season (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 698 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 352 hitters and their FIP sits at 5.09 as a team on the season.

Nationals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 83 times as well as having 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have 45 holds this year (21st in baseball). The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.8% and stepped onto the hill in 89 save situations. They have 25 saves this season and have blown 19 of 44 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 base runners this year and 32.3% of them crossed the plate. The Nationals have sent 291 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 2,488 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 874 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 21st in professional baseball, and have earned 89 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,464 innings, which has them sitting at 23rd in MLB.

Williams (43-49 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 4.52 while going up against 3,481 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 832 hits (9.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 262 free passes. His ERA is 4.28 (385 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.352. Williams has pitched in 809 innings and has earned 663 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Chicago Cubs have tallied a team on-base percentage of .325 and a batting average of .247 for the year. They have been rung up on 859 occasions (6th in MLB) and have notched a total of 777 base hits. Chicago has accounted for 102 HRs this year to go along with 418 runs batted in. The Cubs have a team slugging percentage of .398 and they have an average of 4.66 runs per game (12th in the league). They have hit 136 doubles, while taking a walk 336 times and recording 433 runs.

The Cubs are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 4.19 as a team so far this season. They sit at 10th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 755. The Chicago pitching staff have given up 414 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 4.15 (379 earned runs surrendered). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (759 strikeouts against 288 free passes). They have conceded 100 long balls and they allow 4.53 runs per 9 innings (16th in the league).

Chicago relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 31.3% out of their 115 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 67 times in high leverage situations and on 70 occasions with base runners. With 60 save situations, the Cubs have earned 38 holds and also 8 blown saves. They are ranked 16th in baseball with a save rate of 61.9%, and they have dispatched 282 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. Chicago has had relief pitchers take the mound in 21 save chances and they have earned 13 saves.

In 7,398 innings played, the Cubs have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (10th in baseball). The Chicago Cubs have gotten 81 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in the majors). The Cubs have recorded 853 assists, 48 errors and are sitting with 2,466 putouts so far this season.

Hendricks (90-65 career win-loss record) has a 3.46 earned run average and has conceded 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.67 and he has gone up against 5,610 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed a total of 527 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.148 and having a FIP of 3.8. During his MLB career, Hendricks has allowed 1,269 base hits while he has tallied 1,116 strikeouts in 1,370 frames.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington

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