Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, April 5, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (2-3) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) at Nationals Park on Friday. The expected starting pitchers are Aaron Nola and Patrick Corbin.

Philadelphia has a slugging percentage of .355 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions. They have recorded 23 RBI's as well as 44 hits on the season, while their team batting average is at .223. The Phillies have accrued 2 doubles as a unit and have hit 8 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 25 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .305. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 16th in baseball.

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The Phillies have a team earned run average of 5.40 on the year (25th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 72 batters. Phillies pitchers have relinquished 6 long balls and also 39 total runs (24th in the league). They have walked 15 opposing batters and their FIP is 2.97 as a squad over the course of the season. Philadelphia has conceded 60 base knocks (9.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 33 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 4.80 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.36.

Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 8 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 2 holds for the season (24th in the league). The Phillies bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 6 save situations. They have recorded 2 saves this year and have blown 2 of their 4 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 12 base runners on the year and 58.3% of them crossed the plate. The Phillies have dispatched 25 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Phillies have transformed 59.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 495 innings, which has them ranked 30th in MLB. The Philadelphia Phillies have earned 165 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 56 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .974 which ranks 26th in pro baseball, and they have turned 5 double plays.

Nola has thrown 1,426 innings and has tallied 1,585 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 3.75 (594 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.134. He has allowed 1,245 base hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has had 372 walks. Nola (90-72 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.40 and he has faced 5,839 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Washington has 6 HRs so far this season as well as 22 RBIs. They have hit 9 doubles, while walking 16 times as well as scoring 23 runs. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .333 in addition to a team batting average of .263 for the year. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .437 and they earn 4.60 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have struck out on 46 occasions (24th in baseball) and have 44 base hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.644 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.72 as a staff for the season. They are sitting at 18th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 53. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 31 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 6.46 (31 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio is 9.50 (46 strikeouts vs 18 bases on balls). They have surrendered 7 home runs and they surrender 6.46 runs per 9 innings (27th in MLB).

With 8 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 5 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Washington has had relievers enter the game in 3 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 8 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.9% out of their 7 inherited base runners. They are ranked 11th in the league holding a save percentage of 66.7%, and they have sent 20 bullpen pitchers to the hill this year.

The Washington Nationals have turned 3 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .994 (5th in baseball). The Nationals have recorded 41 assists, 1 error and are sitting with 131 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 393 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 63.0% (27th in the majors).

Corbin (97-118 mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.41 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.03 and he has gone up against 7,400 opposing batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 844 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.361 and a FIP of 4.1. During his MLB career, Corbin has surrendered 1,817 base knocks while totaling 1,592 K's in 1,722 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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