New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, August 26, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: YES

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (58-70) will take on the New York Yankees (75-53) on Monday. The men taking the mound will be Nestor Cortes Jr and Mitchell Parker.

The Yankees have compiled 197 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 195 balls out of the park. New York has a slugging % of .439 and have struck out 1,027 times, while drawing a walk on 535 occasions. As a team, the New York Yankees are putting up 5.1 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have tallied 632 RBI's and 1,083 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .251. They have a total of 654 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335.

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The Yankees have a team ERA of 3.76 so far this season (7th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,130 hitters. Yankees pitchers have given up 144 long balls in addition to 529 total runs (10th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 427 hitters and their FIP sits at 4.15 as a squad this season. New York has yielded 1,010 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 479 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.65 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Yankees have sent 409 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 218 base runners this year with 34.9% of them ended up scoring. They have compiled 34 saves on the campaign and have blown 18 of their 52 save opportunities. The Yankees relievers have recorded a save percentage of 65.4% and stepped onto the hill in 115 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 61 holds this season (21st in the league). Yankees relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 145 times and also have had 118 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,326 innings, ranking them 9th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have a total of 3,442 putouts on the year, as well as 1,027 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 20th in professional baseball, and they have turned 87 double plays.

Cortes Jr has pitched in 541 frames and is sitting with 550 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.87 (233 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.166. He has surrendered 481 base knocks (8.0 hits per nine innings) with 150 walks. Cortes Jr (31-21 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.82 while going up against 2,229 batters in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .245 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 949 occasions (26th in baseball) and have notched a total of 1,039 hits. Washington is sitting with 106 home runs for the year to go along with 517 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .378 and they score 4.26 runs per game (17th in baseball). They have 215 doubles, while getting a free base 370 times as well as racking up 545 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.341 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a squad for the season. They come in at 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,147. The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 607 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.32 (544 earned runs given up). Their K/BB ratio is 8.10 (1,025 strikeouts against 373 walks). They have allowed 135 home runs and they surrender 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 110 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 63 holds and 15 blown saves. Washington has had relievers take the mound in 47 save chances and they have come away with 32 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 109 times in high leverage situations and on 117 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 36.1% out of their 169 inherited base runners. They rank 8th in the league with a save percentage of 68.1%, and they have dispatched 443 relief pitchers onto the field on the campaign.

In their 10,203 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.5% (29th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 121 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 1,123 assists, 81 errors and have a tally of 3,401 putouts on the campaign.

In his career, Parker has allowed 121 hits while he has earned 104 strikeouts in 122 frames. He has allowed 58 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.252 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.25 and he has faced 515 hitters in his pro baseball career. Parker (7-7 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 4.27 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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