New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/27/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, August 27, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (59-72) will meet the New York Yankees (77-54) on Tuesday. The starting pitchers are Gerrit Cole and Patrick Corbin.

As a squad, the New York Yankees are notching 5.1 runs per contest, which has them at 2nd in baseball. They have accounted for 669 runs scored while having a team OBP of .335. The Yankees have tallied 199 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 203 baseballs out of the stadium. They have compiled 646 runs batted in and 1,105 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is at .251. New York owns a slugging percentage of .440 and have been called out on strikes 1,047 times, while drawing a walk on 544 occasions.

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The Yankees have a team earned run average of 3.76 on the campaign (7th in the league), and they have struck out 1,161 batters. Yankees pitchers have allowed 146 home runs and 541 runs (10th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 439 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a team this year. New York has surrendered 1,033 hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 490 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Yankees relievers have earned a save rate of 66.0% and has come into the game in 120 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 220 runners so far this year and 34.5% of those players crossed home plate. Yankees relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 147 times and also have had 119 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 421 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The relief pitchers have 65 holds on the season (16th in the league). They have earned 35 saves so far this season and have missed out on 18 of their 53 save opportunities.

The Yankees have turned 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,569 innings, ranking them 11th in baseball. The New York Yankees have earned 3,523 putouts for the season, as well as 1,050 assists and 73 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 21st in baseball, and have accumulated 87 double plays.

Cole has taken the ball for 1,917 frames and is sitting with 2,214 punch outs during his pro baseball career. Cole (150-77 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.14 while facing 7,718 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 3.18 (678 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.094. He has surrendered 1,605 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) with 492 walks.

Washington has hit 107 home runs this season to go along with 524 runs batted in. They have tallied 220 doubles, while walking 376 times and scoring 554 runs. The Washington Nationals have accounted for a team OBP of .312 and a team batting average of .245 so far this season. The Nationals have a team slugging percentage of .377 and they have an average of 4.23 runs per game (19th in baseball). They have struck out on 972 instances (26th in baseball) and have tallied 1,067 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 615 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.27 (551 earned runs conceded). They have surrendered 139 home runs and they concede 4.77 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.335 and have a FIP of 3.98 as a team on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (1,051 strikeouts against 380 free passes). They rank 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,169.

With 115 save situations, the Nationals have earned 64 holds and 18 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 33 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 115 times in high leverage situations and also on 121 occasions with runners on base. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.2% out of 174 inherited base runners. They sit at 13th in the league with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have sent 454 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

In their 10,443 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.6% (29th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 124 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Nationals have accrued 1,148 assists, 84 errors and are sitting with 3,481 putouts this year.

Thus far in his career, Corbin has surrendered 1,982 hits while totaling 1,697 K's in 1,858 frames. He has given up 930 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.374 and having a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.97 and he has faced 8,002 hitters so far in his MLB career. Corbin (100-130 career record) holds a 4.50 earned run average and has allowed 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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