Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Monday, August 7, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Washington Nationals (46-63) are headed to Citizens Bank Park on Monday where they will meet the Philadelphia Phillies (59-50). The men taking the mound are Josiah Gray and Ranger Suarez.

The Nationals have accrued 191 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 94 baseballs out of the stadium. Washington is slugging .397 and have been rung up 772 times, while drawing a walk on 276 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 22nd in MLB. They have 444 RBI's in addition to 963 base knocks this season, and their batting average is at .259. They have notched a total of 468 runs and have an OBP of .318.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.92 so far this year (27th in MLB), and they have rung up 803 batters. Nationals pitchers have conceded 154 home runs in addition to 561 total runs (27th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 402 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 5.07 as a team for the year. Washington has given up 1,018 base hits (9.6 per 9 innings) and 524 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Nationals have sent 341 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 161 runners over the course of the season and 33.5% of those players earned a run for their team. They have tallied 28 saves for the year and have missed out on 20 of their 48 chances to save the game. The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 58.3% and has come into the game in 99 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 51 holds this year (21st in baseball). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 99 times in addition to having 106 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 8,634 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 25th in the majors. The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 2,878 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 1,005 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and they have turned 107 double plays.

Gray has pitched in 341 innings and has tallied 335 K's in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.59 (174 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.383. He has conceded 316 hits (8.3 hits per 9 innings) with 156 walks. Gray (16-21 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 5.48 and he has faced 1,487 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Philadelphia has accounted for 115 home runs on the season as well as 467 runs batted in. They have put up 198 two-baggers, while taking a walk 346 times as well as racking up 485 runs. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned an on-base percentage of .322 as well as a team batting average of .254 over the course of the season. The Phillies have a team slugging percentage of .411 and they are earning 4.49 runs per game (16th in the league). They have been rung up on 998 instances (7th in MLB) and have tallied 944 base knocks.

The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.247 with a FIP of 3.96 as a squad on the year. They sit at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 885. The Philadelphia pitching staff have given up 474 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 3.98 (425 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.10 (968 strikeouts vs 312 bases on balls). They have conceded 119 homers and they surrender 4.44 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball).

Philadelphia has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 48 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. They rank 11th in MLB with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 353 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 122 times in high leverage situations and also on 93 occasions with runners on. Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.4% out of 131 inherited base runners. Sitting with 99 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 51 holds and also 16 blown saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 80 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (16th in pro baseball). The Phillies have accrued 933 assists, 56 errors and are sitting with 2,881 putouts on the campaign. In 8,643 innings on the field, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (14th in the majors).

Suarez (27-20 career record) has earned a 3.30 ERA and has surrendered 8.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and he has gone up against 1,746 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered 152 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.303 and a FIP of 3.7. During his pro baseball career, Suarez has allowed 397 base knocks and he has 366 punch outs in 414 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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