Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/10/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Thursday, August 10, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+185) Philadelphia (-225)

The Philadelphia Phillies (62-52) will play the Washington Nationals (50-64) at Citizens Bank Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this matchup has Washington at +185 while Philadelphia is coming in at -225. The over/under has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Patrick Corbin and Aaron Nola.

The Nationals have accumulated 203 doubles as a squad and have hit 104 balls out of the park. Washington is slugging .402 and have struck out 813 times, while being walked on 294 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in the league. They have accumulated 470 RBI's in addition to 1,011 hits on the season, and their team batting average is at .259. They have a total of 496 runs while having a team OBP of .318.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.06 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 165 home runs and 582 total runs (26th in MLB). Washington has allowed 1,054 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 545 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.88 for the season (27th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 856 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 416 hitters and their FIP is 5.07 as a team for the year.

The Nationals bullpen have a save percentage of 60.8% and has come into the game in 106 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 169 runners over the course of the season with 32.5% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 105 times in addition to having 113 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 359 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The relievers have recorded 55 holds for the year (22nd in the league). They have compiled 31 saves for the year and have blown 20 out of their 51 save opportunities.

The Nationals have converted 68.3% of baseballs in play into outs out of 9,039 innings, which has them ranked 24th in baseball. The Washington Nationals have amassed 3,013 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,047 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which puts them in 17th in MLB, and they have turned 110 double plays.

Corbin has taken the ball for 1,670 innings and has earned 1,555 strikeouts in his MLB career. Corbin (94-114 career record) holds a FIP of 4.06 while he has gone up against 7,177 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His ERA is 4.37 (810 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.357. He has conceded 1,761 hits (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 505 free passes.

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned an OBP of .322 and a team batting average of .255 this year. They have struck out on 1,045 occasions (7th in the league) and have tallied 1,001 base hits. Philadelphia has recorded 128 home runs so far this season to go along with 504 RBIs. The Phillies hold a slugging percentage of .418 and they tally 4.59 runs per contest (14th in the league). They have hit 210 doubles, while getting a free base 358 times as well as putting up 523 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have allowed 502 runs on the year while having an ERA of 4.01 (452 earned runs given up). They have allowed 130 HR's and they concede 4.46 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The Phillies have a WHIP of 1.241 and have a FIP of 4.01 as a pitching staff so far this season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,016 strikeouts vs 324 walks). They sit at 13th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 934.

With 104 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 52 holds and 18 blown saves. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the game in 52 save chances and they have converted 34 saves. Their relievers have come in 127 times in high leverage situations in addition to 96 occasions with runners on base. Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 34.3% of 137 inherited base runners. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save percentage of 65.4%, and they have dispatched 368 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 82 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (19th in professional baseball). The Phillies have 982 assists, 61 errors and have accounted for 3,043 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 9,129 innings on the diamond, the Phillies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (12th in MLB).

Nola (87-70 career mark) has a 3.71 ERA and has allowed 7.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 4.24 and he has gone up against 5,608 hitters so far in his MLB career. He has allowed 565 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.126 and having a FIP of 3.4. So far in his career, Nola has allowed 1,185 hits while he has earned 1,527 punch outs in 1,371 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-225)

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