Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/14/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, September 14, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Miami Marlins (54-92) are on their way to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Washington Nationals (65-80). The pitchers expected to start will be Valente Bellozo and Patrick Corbin.

Miami has a slugging % of .372 and have struck out 1,254 times, while being walked on 357 occasions. They have compiled 535 runs batted in and 1,192 base knocks on the year, while their batting average is at .241. The Marlins have earned 215 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 133 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 556 runs and hold an OBP of .297. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are scoring 3.8 runs per outing, which puts them at 29th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.38 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.38. Marlins pitchers have allowed 170 home runs and also 753 total runs (28th in baseball). Miami has surrendered 1,284 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 680 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team ERA of 4.73 for the season (28th in the league), and they have struck out 1,198 hitters. They have walked 503 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.39 as a squad this year.

The Marlins have dispatched 501 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 220 base runners on the year and 37.7% of those runners crossed the plate. They have earned 27 saves so far this year and have not converted 25 of 52 save opportunities. The Marlins relievers have accumulated a save rate of 51.9% and has entered the game in 123 save situations. The bullpen have earned 69 holds on the year (23rd in baseball). Marlins bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 158 times as well as having 169 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Marlins have turned 68.0% of balls in play into outs out of 11,640 innings on the field, ranking them 28th in professional baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 3,880 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,301 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .981 which puts them in 29th in professional baseball, and they have turned 109 double plays.

Bellozo has taken the mound for 53 frames and has racked up 35 K's in his pro baseball career. Bellozo (2-3 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 3.51 and he has gone up against 227 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.57 (21 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.283. He has given up 50 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 18 walks.

The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .379 and they tally 4.20 runs per outing (21st in MLB). They have 250 doubles, while taking a walk 416 times and putting up 609 runs. Washington has tallied 121 home runs so far this year and 573 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 1,085 occasions (26th in baseball) and have earned 1,180 base hits. The Washington Nationals have compiled an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.347 in addition to having a FIP of 3.97 as a staff for the season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,181 strikeouts vs 428 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,302. They have surrendered 152 dingers and they concede 4.86 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 694 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.35 (621 earned runs conceded).

Washington has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 56 save opportunities and they have walked away with 37 saves. They sit at 10th in the league with a save rate of 66.1%, and they have sent 509 relievers to the mound on the season. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 124 times in high leverage situations in addition to 140 occasions with base runners. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.1% of 202 inherited base runners. With 129 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 73 holds in addition to 19 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 140 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .981 (28th in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 1,275 assists, 99 errors and have accumulated 3,854 putouts so far this season. Out of their 11,562 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (29th in baseball).

Corbin (102-131 mark in his career) has a 4.50 ERA while conceding 9.6 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.98 and he has gone up against 8,079 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 939 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.374 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his career, Corbin has surrendered 2,001 base knocks while totaling 1,716 K's in 1,876 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Miami

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