Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, July 19, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (44-53) are hosting the Cincinnati Reds (47-50) at Nationals Park on Friday. The men taking the mound are Hunter Greene and MacKenzie Gore.

The Reds have tallied 158 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 108 balls out of the park. Cincinnati has a slugging % of .396 and have struck out 872 times, while being walked on 298 occasions. As a team, the Cincinnati Reds are recording 4.5 runs per outing, which ranks them 14th in baseball. They have accumulated 406 runs batted in and 732 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .231. They have earned 432 runs scored and have an OBP of .306.

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The Reds have an ERA of 3.82 on the year (12th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 817 hitters. Reds pitchers have conceded 104 home runs in addition to 394 total runs (10th in MLB). They have walked 304 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.09 as a squad on the campaign. Cincinnati has relinquished 771 hits (8.1 per 9 innings) as well as 364 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.69 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.26.

Reds pitchers have come into the game with runners on 85 times and also have had 95 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 62 holds over the course of the season (6th in MLB). The Reds relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 77.8% and has entered the game in 91 save situations. They have compiled 21 saves over the course of the season and have blown 6 of 27 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 136 runners over the course of the season and 27.2% of those players earned a run for their team. The Reds have dispatched 317 relief pitchers to the hill on the year.

The Reds have converted 70.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,710 innings, ranking them 13th in MLB. The Cincinnati Reds have a tally of 2,570 putouts this season, in addition to 730 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .982 which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 61 double plays.

Greene (15-24 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.16 while facing 1,485 opposing batters in the majors. He has surrendered 293 hits (7.6 hits per 9 innings) and has 141 walks. His earned run average is 4.22 (163 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.250. Greene has thrown 347 frames and is sitting with 442 punch outs in his career.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .369 and they are earning 4.14 runs per game (23rd in MLB). They have 158 two-baggers, while getting a free base 280 times as well as earning 402 runs. Washington is sitting with 80 long balls on the campaign to go along with 378 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 747 occasions (24th in the league) and have tallied 768 hits. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a team batting average of .239 on the campaign.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.296 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.80 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They rank 26th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 837. The Washington pitching staff have given up 440 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.14 (395 earned runs conceded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (794 strikeouts against 275 walks). They have relinquished 95 home runs and they yield 4.61 runs per 9 innings (21st in MLB).

Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 40 save opportunities and they have come away with 26 saves. They rank 15th in MLB holding a save percentage of 65.0%, and they have sent 330 relievers to the mound for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 89 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.9% out of their 124 inherited runners. Sitting with 100 save situations, the Nationals have earned 60 holds and 14 blown saves.

In their 7,725 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (28th in the majors). The Washington Nationals have gotten 89 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (20th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 839 assists, 54 errors and have accumulated 2,575 putouts over the course of the season.

Gore (17-22 career mark) is the owner of a 4.32 ERA and has conceded 9.0 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.59 and he has gone up against 1,326 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 146 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.430 and a FIP of 4.3. In his pro baseball career, Gore has conceded 304 base knocks while totaling 339 K's in 304 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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