Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/31/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+215) Los Angeles (-255)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (33-22) welcome the Washington Nationals (23-31) at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Washington at +215 while Los Angeles is priced at -255. The betting total is set at 9.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Patrick Corbin and Noah Syndergaard.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 23rd in the league. They have racked up 227 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .328. The Nationals have hit 90 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 38 balls out of the stadium. They have accumulated 217 RBI's and 488 base knocks this season, and their average at the plate sits at .264. Washington is slugging .385 and have struck out 386 times, while taking a walk on 154 occasions.

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The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 4.39 this year (19th in the league), and they have struck out 403 hitters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 67 home runs and also 253 runs (19th in the league). They have walked 203 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.80 as a unit so far this season. Washington has relinquished 469 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 231 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.99 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.42.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 48 times as well as having 50 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 28 holds on the campaign (16th in the league). The Nationals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 57.1% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. They have accumulated 16 saves this year and have not converted 12 of 28 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 82 base runners so far this season with 32.9% of those players earned a run for their team. The Nationals have dispatched 169 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The Nationals have converted 69.1% of balls in play into outs out of 4,263 innings on the field, which has them sitting 17th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have accounted for 1,421 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 522 assists and 35 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .982 which has them sitting 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 51 double plays.

Corbin (91-108 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.98 while going up against 6,867 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,675 hits (9.4 hits per 9 innings) with 482 walks. His ERA is 4.33 (770 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.348. Corbin has taken the hill for 1,600 innings and has tallied 1,506 strikeouts during his career.

Los Angeles has tallied 90 HRs on the season and 295 runs batted in. They have tallied 105 doubles, while walking 236 times as well as recording 304 runs. The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a team on-base percentage of .327 and a team batting average of .238 over the course of the season. The Dodgers hold a slugging % of .454 and they are scoring 5.53 runs per game (3rd in MLB). They have struck out on 495 instances (6th in the league) and have a total of 439 base hits.

The Dodgers hold a team WHIP of 1.258 in addition to having a FIP of 4.13 as a unit so far this year. They are sitting at 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 456. The Los Angeles pitching staff have conceded 249 runs for the season while holding an ERA of 4.44 (239 earned runs conceded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (457 strikeouts against 153 walks). They have conceded 62 long balls and they concede 4.63 runs per 9 innings (17th in the league).

With 49 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 30 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Los Angeles has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 19 save chances and they have converted 14 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 48 times in high leverage situations and also on 58 occasions with runners on. Los Angeles relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 26.4% of 91 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 5th in the league holding a save rate of 73.7%, and they have sent 189 relievers to the hill on the year.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have gotten 41 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .988 (11th in professional baseball). The Dodgers have recorded 466 assists, 24 errors and have accounted for 1,454 putouts for the season. In their 4,362 innings played, the Dodgers have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.7% (11th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Syndergaard has given up 863 base knocks while totaling 905 K's in 900 frames. Syndergaard (58-45 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.57 earned run average and has given up 8.6 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 357 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.186 and a FIP of 3.2. His K/BB ratio is 4.44 and he has faced 3,718 hitters in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+215)

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