Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/25/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Sunday, June 25, 2023

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+170) San Diego (-200)

The Washington Nationals (28-47) are headed to Petco Park on Sunday where they will play the San Diego Padres (37-39). The moneyline on this matchup has Washington at +170 while San Diego is at -200. The total comes in at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be MacKenzie Gore and Seth Lugo.

The Nationals have accounted for 134 doubles as a squad and have knocked 58 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging rate of .394 and have been called out on strikes 522 times, while drawing a walk on 185 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have accounted for 294 runs batted in and 672 hits on the season, and their batting average is at .262. They have earned a total of 308 runs and have an OBP of .318.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.74 for the season (26th in the league), and the staff has struck out 550 hitters. Nationals pitchers have yielded 102 home runs in addition to 379 runs in total (26th in the league). They have walked 283 opposing players and their FIP is 5.02 as a team on the year. Washington has allowed 690 hits (9.4 per 9 innings) as well as 347 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.94 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.48.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 54.3% and has entered the game in 70 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 104 runners so far this season and 33.7% of those players earned a run for their team. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 63 times in addition to having 73 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 228 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have 35 holds over the course of the season (26th in MLB). They have accumulated 19 saves this year and have blown 16 of their 35 save chances.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with 1,975 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 714 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding rate is at .982 which is 28th in professional baseball, and they have turned 74 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,925 innings, which has them sitting 21st in MLB.

Gore has taken the mound for 150 innings and has accumulated 167 strikeouts during his career. His ERA is 4.24 (71 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.440. He has given up 146 base knocks (8.7 hits per nine innings) and has 71 walks. Gore (7-10 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.20 and he has faced 653 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

San Diego has knocked in 92 long balls on the campaign to go along with 315 runs batted in. They have hit 135 doubles, while walking 315 times as well as notching 332 runs. The San Diego Padres are sitting with a team OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .233 over the course of the season. The Padres have a team slugging % of .402 and they average 4.37 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have been rung up on 653 occasions (17th in MLB) and have recorded 582 hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 294 runs on the campaign while having a team ERA of 3.73 (280 earned runs yielded). They have allowed 80 homers and they concede 3.92 runs per 9 innings (3rd in the league). The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.221 in addition to having a FIP of 4.08 as a team over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.70 (653 strikeouts against 242 walks). They rank 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 582.

San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of 81 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 77 times in high leverage situations and on 49 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 80 save situations, the Padres have 47 holds and also 13 blown saves. They rank 20th in baseball holding a save rate of 60.6%, and they have sent 232 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 33 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in pro baseball). The Padres have recorded 677 assists, 25 errors and have a tally of 2,025 putouts this year. In 6,075 innings played, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (4th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Lugo has surrendered 488 base knocks while earning 551 punch outs in 541 frames. Lugo (35-27 career win-loss record) is the owner of a 3.51 earned run average and has conceded 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 211 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.177 and a FIP of 3.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.70 and he has gone up against 2,243 opposing batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+170)

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