Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+106) Washington (-124)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (35-37) are on their way to Nationals Park on Wednesday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (35-36). The moneyline on this contest has the Diamondbacks at +106 while the Nationals are at -124. The over/under is set at 9. The men taking the mound will be Brandon Pfaadt and Patrick Corbin.

Arizona is slugging .402 and have struck out 568 times, while taking a walk on 238 occasions. They have amassed 332 RBI's as well as 612 hits for the year, and their team batting average comes in at .251. The Diamondbacks have compiled 126 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 72 balls out of the park. They have a total of 350 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .323. As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 4.9 runs/g, which puts them at 6th in the league.

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The Diamondbacks have compiled a team ERA of 4.58 for the season (26th in the league), and their staff has rung up 530 hitters. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 79 home runs in addition to 347 total runs (24th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 220 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.25 as a team so far this season. Arizona has allowed 657 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and also 325 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.41 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 68 times in addition to having 66 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 27 holds on the year (29th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relievers have a save rate of 53.8% and has come into the game in 55 save situations. They have tallied 14 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 12 of their 26 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 93 runners so far this season with 47.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Diamondbacks have sent 230 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 1,914 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 657 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which has them sitting 2nd in the majors, and have 69 double plays. The Diamondbacks have turned 68.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 5,742 innings, which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball.

Pfaadt has thrown 180 innings and is sitting with 178 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 5.10 (102 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.294. He has given up 189 base knocks (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 44 walks. Pfaadt (6-14 career record) has earned a FIP of 5.02 while going up against 772 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team OBP of .306 in addition to a team batting average of .235 for the season. They have struck out on 560 occasions (24th in the league) and have a total of 548 hits. Washington has 58 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 271 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .362 and they are scoring 4.07 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have hit 108 doubles, while getting a free base 212 times as well as earning 289 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.272 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.62 as a team for the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (564 strikeouts against 198 free passes). They rank 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 601. They have given up 59 homers and they relinquish 4.27 runs per 9 innings (12th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 298 runs for the season and come in with a team ERA of 3.84 (268 earned runs relinquished).

With 78 save situations, the Nationals have earned 50 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers enter the contest in 28 save opportunities and they have come away with 20 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 68 times in high leverage situations in addition to 65 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 37.6% of 93 inherited runners. They are ranked 9th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 243 relievers to the hill this year.

In 5,658 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (26th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 67 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 641 assists, 38 errors and have accumulated 1,886 putouts so far this year.

Corbin (98-125 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.46 ERA while allowing 9.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.96 and he has gone up against 7,724 batters in his MLB career. He has conceded 890 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.371 and a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Corbin has allowed 1,906 hits while totaling 1,638 K's in 1,794 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (-124)

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