New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, August 28, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The New York Yankees (78-54) are en route to Nationals Park on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Washington Nationals (59-73). The pitchers taking the mound will be Carlos Rodon and MacKenzie Gore.

The Yankees have accrued 200 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 206 baseballs out of the park. New York is slugging .442 and have been called out on strikes 1,054 times, while being walked on 547 occasions. As a unit, the New York Yankees are scoring 5.1 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league. They have accounted for 651 runs batted in and 1,117 hits this season, and their average at the plate is at .251. They have tallied 674 runs while having a team OBP of .335.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.25. Yankees pitchers have surrendered 148 home runs and 543 runs in total (9th in baseball). New York has given up 1,038 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 492 earned runs. The Yankees are sitting with a team ERA of 3.74 so far this season (6th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,166 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 442 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 4.14 as a unit this season.

The Yankees have sent 424 relievers to the mound for the season. The relievers have inherited 220 base runners this year with 34.5% of those players ended up crossing the plate. They have tallied 36 saves for the season and have blown 18 out of their 54 save chances. The Yankees relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 123 save situations. The bullpen have 67 holds so far this season (15th in the league). Yankees bullpen pitchers have entered the game with players on base 147 times as well as having 119 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Yankees have converted 70.5% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 10,650 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 11th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have earned a total of 3,550 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,058 assists and 75 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 23rd in professional baseball, and have a total of 88 double plays.

Rodon has pitched in 1,051 innings and has earned 1,164 K's in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.88 (453 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.252. He has surrendered 924 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has 392 walks. Rodon (73-62 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.82 and he has gone up against 4,449 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

The Washington Nationals have recorded a team OBP of .312 as well as a batting average of .244 over the course of the season. They have been rung up on 977 occasions (26th in the league) and are sitting with 1,072 hits. Washington has compiled 109 home runs over the course of the season and 526 RBIs. The Nationals have a SLG% of .377 and they average 4.21 runs per game (21st in baseball). They have hit 222 doubles, while taking a walk 379 times as well as putting up 556 runs.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.338 and have a FIP of 4.00 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (1,058 strikeouts against 383 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 1,181. They have surrendered 142 homers and they yield 4.77 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have allowed 620 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.28 (556 earned runs relinquished).

Washington has had relievers take the mound in 51 save opportunities and they have come away with 33 saves. They rank 13th in the league with a save rate of 64.7%, and they have sent 457 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 115 times in high leverage situations in addition to 123 occasions with runners on base. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 36.4% out of 176 inherited runners. With 115 save situations, the Nationals have earned 64 holds in addition to 18 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 126 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in baseball). The Nationals have racked up 1,159 assists, 86 errors and have notched a total of 3,508 putouts so far this season. In 10,524 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.5% (29th in professional baseball).

Gore (18-25 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.48 earned run average and has surrendered 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.45 and he has gone up against 1,486 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 168 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.482 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Gore has surrendered 352 base hits while he has totaled 363 K's in 337 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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