Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 8/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Wednesday, August 9, 2023

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (61-51) will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (49-63) at Citizens Bank Park on Wednesday. The starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore and Michael Lorenzen.

Washington owns a slugging percentage of .400 and have struck out 797 times, while drawing a walk on 290 occasions. They have recorded 461 RBI's and 992 base knocks on the year, while their batting average comes in at .259. The Nationals have accounted for 201 doubles as a squad and have knocked 99 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 487 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .319. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.4 runs per contest, which is 20th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have yielded 160 long balls and also 570 runs (26th in baseball). Washington has given up 1,036 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) and 533 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.86 this season (27th in the league), and the staff has rung up 834 hitters. They have walked 410 players from the other team and their FIP is 5.06 as a team for the season.

The Nationals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 60.0% and stepped onto the hill in 105 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 165 base runners on the season with 32.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with opponents on base 102 times in addition to having 111 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 353 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 55 holds for the year (21st in baseball). They have earned 30 saves on the campaign and have blown 20 of their 50 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 2,962 putouts on the year, as well as 1,036 assists and 60 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and they have twisted 110 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,886 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 23rd in pro baseball.

Gore has thrown 182 innings and has 201 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.40 (89 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.440. He has given up 176 hits (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 86 free passes. Gore (10-12 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.29 and he has gone up against 789 batters during his time in the majors.

The Philadelphia Phillies have earned a team OBP of .322 as well as a batting average of .255 on the year. They have been rung up on 1,023 occasions (8th in MLB) and have a total of 983 hits. Philadelphia is sitting with 123 home runs so far this year as well as 492 runs batted in. The Phillies have a team SLG% of .416 and they average 4.56 runs per outing (14th in MLB). They have put up 207 doubles, while taking a walk 352 times and earning 511 runs.

The Phillies have a team WHIP of 1.240 in addition to having a FIP of 3.98 as a team this year. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 915. The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 493 runs over the course of the season while having a team ERA of 4.00 (443 earned runs allowed). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 9.00 (1,000 strikeouts against 320 walks). They have surrendered 125 homers and they allow 4.45 runs per 9 innings (14th in the league).

Philadelphia relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.3% out of 133 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations and on 94 occasions with runners on base. With 103 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 52 holds in addition to 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 11th in MLB holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 362 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this year. Philadelphia has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 51 save opportunities and they have converted 34 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have turned 81 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (17th in MLB). The Phillies have recorded 970 assists, 59 errors and have accumulated 2,989 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 8,967 innings on the field, the Phillies have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (13th in professional baseball).

Lorenzen (37-36 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.00 earned run average while allowing 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.15 and he has faced 2,896 batters during his career. He has allowed a total of 304 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.310 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Lorenzen has surrendered 628 base knocks while he has tallied 579 strikeouts in 684 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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