Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 8/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Sunday, August 6, 2023

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+180) Cincinnati (-218)

The Cincinnati Reds (59-53) will play the Washington Nationals (47-63) at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Nationals at +180 and the Reds are sitting at -218. The betting total is set at 10.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Jake Irvin and Levi Stoudt.

Washington has a slugging % of .398 and have been rung up 781 times, while being walked on 278 occasions. They have accrued 450 runs batted in as well as 970 base knocks this year, while their batting average is at .259. The Nationals have compiled 192 doubles as a unit and have smacked 97 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 474 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .317. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 22nd in MLB.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 4.89 so far this year (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 811 hitters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 157 long balls and also 564 total runs (26th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 406 opposing hitters and their FIP is 5.09 as a team so far this year. Washington has allowed 1,025 base knocks (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 527 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.48.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 101 times in addition to having 110 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 51 holds for the season (24th in MLB). The Nationals relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 59.2% and has come into the game in 100 save situations. They have earned 29 saves so far this season and have blown 20 of their 49 save chances. The relievers have inherited 163 runners on the season with 33.1% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 346 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 2,908 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 1,017 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which is 18th in MLB, and they have turned 108 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,724 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in professional baseball.

Irvin (3-5 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 5.34 while he has gone up against 351 batters during his time in the majors. He has given up 80 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 34 free passes. His earned run average is 4.86 (43 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.431. Irvin has pitched in 79 innings and has 62 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Reds hold a team slugging % of .418 and they are recording 4.88 runs per game (9th in MLB). They have hit 197 two-baggers, while taking a walk 389 times as well as notching 547 runs. Cincinnati has a total of 130 home runs on the year as well as 526 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,018 occasions (5th in baseball) and have notched a total of 959 base hits. The Cincinnati Reds hold an OBP of .330 and a team batting average of .252 on the season.

The Reds are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.432 in addition to having a FIP of 4.84 as a team so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.50 (941 strikeouts against 417 bases on balls). They are sitting at 26th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,009. They have given up 156 long balls and they surrender 5.14 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 569 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 4.84 (536 earned runs relinquished).

Cincinnati bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 28.9% out of their 218 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 172 times in high leverage situations and also on 154 occasions with base runners. With 127 save situations, the Reds have tallied 68 holds and also 16 blown saves. They sit at 4th in the league with a save percentage of 71.9%, and they have dispatched 413 bullpen pitchers onto the field this year. Cincinnati has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 57 save chances and they have walked away with 41 saves.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 91 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .987 (13th in the majors). The Reds have racked up 907 assists, 53 errors and have amassed 2,989 putouts during this campaign. In their 8,967 innings played, the Reds have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (23rd in MLB).

Thus far in his career, Stoudt has surrendered 16 base knocks and he has 9 punch outs in 10 innings. He has given up a total of 11 ER's while earning a WHIP of 2.323 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.13 and he has faced 55 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Stoudt (0-1 career win-loss mark) has a 9.58 ERA and has allowed 13.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+180)

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