Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/15/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, September 15, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (65-81) will compete against the Miami Marlins (55-92) on Sunday. The pitchers expected to start will be Adam Oller and MacKenzie Gore.

The Marlins have accumulated 216 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 133 baseballs out of the park. Miami has a slugging rate of .371 and have been called out on strikes 1,260 times, while drawing a walk on 358 occasions. As a unit, the Miami Marlins are recording 3.8 runs/g, which has them sitting at 29th in MLB. They have accumulated 540 RBI's and 1,200 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average sits at .241. They have accounted for 562 runs and have an on-base percentage of .297.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.39 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Marlins pitchers have given up 170 home runs and 756 runs in total (28th in baseball). Miami has surrendered 1,290 base knocks (8.9 per 9 innings) and 683 earned runs. The Marlins have a team ERA of 4.72 this year (28th in the league), and they have rung up 1,205 hitters. They have walked 505 opposing players and their FIP is 4.37 as a unit on the season.

The Marlins have dispatched 504 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 220 runners so far this season with 37.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 28 saves for the year and have missed out on 25 of their 53 save chances. The Marlins relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 52.8% and has entered the game in 124 save situations. The relievers have 69 holds for the year (23rd in MLB). Marlins relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 158 times in addition to having 170 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Miami Marlins have amassed 3,907 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,308 assists and 103 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and have a total of 109 double plays. The Marlins have converted 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs out of 11,721 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in the majors.

Oller (4-12 career record) has earned a FIP of 6.68 and he has gone up against 554 batters in the majors. He has allowed 132 base hits (9.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 67 walks. His earned run average is 6.78 (90 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.665. Oller has taken the ball for 120 frames and has earned 83 K's so far in his pro baseball career.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .378 and they have an average of 4.19 runs per contest (21st in the league). They have hit 253 doubles, while getting a free base 418 times as well as scoring 612 runs. Washington is sitting with 121 long balls on the campaign as well as 576 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,092 occasions (26th in baseball) and are sitting with 1,186 base hits. The Washington Nationals have tallied a team OBP of .311 in addition to a batting average of .244 this year.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.345 in addition to having a FIP of 3.95 as a squad on the campaign. They rank 28th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,310. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 700 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.34 (624 earned runs yielded). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.30 (1,187 strikeouts vs 429 free passes). They have relinquished 152 long balls and they allow 4.87 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league).

Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 57 save opportunities and they have converted 37 saves. They are currently ranked 12th in baseball with a save percentage of 64.9%, and they have sent 513 bullpen pitchers to the mound this year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 125 times in high leverage situations and on 143 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 35.9% out of their 206 inherited runners. Sitting with 130 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 73 holds and 20 blown saves.

In their 11,643 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.2% (29th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 141 double plays and have a fielding rate of .981 (28th in MLB). The Nationals have accrued 1,286 assists, 102 errors and have amassed 3,881 putouts on the season.

Gore (19-26 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.41 ERA while giving up 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.49 and he has faced 1,555 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 173 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.467 and a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Gore has given up 365 hits while he has totaled 381 punch outs in 353 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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