Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/16/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, June 16, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (32-36) will try to beat the Miami Marlins (23-45) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Jesus Luzardo and Mitchell Parker.

The Marlins have tallied 91 doubles as a team and have hit 54 baseballs out of the stadium. Miami has a slugging percentage of .351 and have been called out on strikes 531 times, while taking a walk on 146 occasions. As a team, the Miami Marlins are compiling 3.6 runs per game, which has them sitting at 28th in MLB. They have 236 RBI's in addition to 535 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .234. They are sitting with 243 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .286.

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The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.67 on the campaign (27th in MLB), and they have rung up 548 hitters. Marlins pitchers have relinquished 67 home runs and also 346 total runs (28th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 242 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 4.19 as a unit for the season. Miami has allowed 586 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 313 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Marlins have sent 229 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have inherited 93 base runners for the season and 33.3% of those players earned a run for their team. They have 10 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 out of their 23 save opportunities. The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 43.5% and has entered the game in 51 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 28 holds for the season (27th in MLB). Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 65 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have a tally of 1,810 putouts on the campaign, as well as 646 assists and 47 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .981 which has them ranked 29th in the majors, and have earned 57 double plays. The Marlins have turned 68.2% of balls in play into outs in their 5,430 innings on the field, which ranks them 28th in professional baseball.

Luzardo has taken the mound for 506 innings and is sitting with 557 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.31 (242 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.252. He has allowed 456 hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 177 free passes. Luzardo (26-33 career win-loss record) sits with a FIP of 4.24 while he has gone up against 2,126 batters in the majors.

Washington has accumulated 53 long balls so far this season to go along with 256 runs batted in. They have tallied 101 doubles, while walking 207 times as well as scoring 274 runs. The Washington Nationals have a team on-base percentage of .304 and a batting average of .232 on the season. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .354 and they have an average of 4.03 runs per contest (23rd in MLB). They have struck out on 549 occasions (21st in the league) and have earned 517 hits.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.292 and have a FIP of 3.73 as a team on the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (529 strikeouts vs 195 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 582. They have yielded 59 homers and they give up 4.43 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 296 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.98 (266 earned runs yielded).

Washington has called on relievers to take the mound in 27 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They sit at 9th in the league with a save percentage of 70.4%, and they have dispatched 235 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have come in 69 times in high leverage situations and on 64 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.0% out of 92 inherited runners. Sitting with 73 save situations, the Nationals have earned 46 holds and 8 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 66 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 624 assists, 36 errors and have accounted for 1,805 putouts this season. Out of their 5,415 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (27th in MLB).

Parker (4-3 career win-loss record) has earned a 3.24 earned run average and has given up 7.6 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.07 and he has faced 249 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 22 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.095 and having a FIP of 3.2. So far in his career, Parker has conceded 52 base hits while he has earned 46 strikeouts in 61 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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