Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees

Date: Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+150) New York (-180)

Yankee Stadium is the site where the New York Yankees (60-64) will take on the Washington Nationals (57-68) on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Nationals at +150 while the Yankees are priced at -180. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore and Luis Severino.

As a squad, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.4 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have accumulated 552 runs and have an OBP of .320. The Nationals have hit 225 two-baggers as a team and have hit 113 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 524 runs batted in and 1,112 base knocks on the season, and their batting average is at .260. Washington is slugging .402 and have struck out 886 times, while being walked on 325 occasions.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.94 this season (27th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 949 batters. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 189 long balls in addition to 642 runs in total (27th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 452 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 5.14 as a squad on the year. Washington has allowed 1,146 base knocks (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 604 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.10 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.45.

Nationals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 115 times and also have had 123 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have 64 holds this season (19th in the league). The Nationals bullpen have compiled a save rate of 59.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 121 save situations. They have compiled 34 saves for the season and have blown 23 of their 57 save chances. The relievers have inherited 185 base runners for the year with 34.1% of those players crossed the plate. The Nationals have sent 399 relief pitchers to the mound for the year.

The Nationals have turned 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 9,912 innings on the diamond, ranking them 20th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have amassed 3,304 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,147 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which ranks 19th in pro baseball, and have earned 118 double plays.

Gore has pitched in 193 frames and has accumulated 213 punch outs in his career. Gore (10-13 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.35 while he has faced 831 batters in the majors. His ERA is 4.42 (95 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.412. He has surrendered 184 base knocks (8.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 89 walks.

The Yankees have a SLG% of .400 and they have an average of 4.22 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have put up 158 doubles, while walking 414 times as well as putting up 523 runs. New York is sitting with 168 home runs on the year to go along with 503 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,041 occasions (17th in MLB) and have tallied 933 hits. The New York Yankees have tallied an on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .230 on the year.

The Yankees have a WHIP of 1.254 and have a FIP of 4.42 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.90 (1,091 strikeouts against 408 free passes). They are currently ranked 2nd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 971. They have given up 156 homers and they surrender 4.50 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have allowed 550 runs on the season while holding a team ERA of 4.11 (502 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 114 save situations, the Yankees have recorded 65 holds in addition to 16 blown saves. New York has called on relief pitchers to enter the contest in 48 save chances and they have converted 32 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 139 times in high leverage situations and on 135 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of their 198 inherited runners. They rank 12th in the league with a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 392 relievers onto the diamond so far this season.

In their 9,900 innings on the diamond, the Yankees have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.8% (2nd in professional baseball). The New York Yankees have turned 84 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .985 (23rd in the majors). The Yankees have accrued 1,102 assists, 69 errors and have accounted for 3,300 putouts for the year.

Severino (52-37 career mark) is the owner of a 3.83 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.65 and he has gone up against 2,937 hitters in his MLB career. He has given up a total of 300 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.193 and having a FIP of 3.7. During his MLB career, Severino has conceded 631 base hits while totaling 770 K's in 705 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+150)

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