Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-172) Washington (+144)

The Washington Nationals (2-4) will try to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies (2-4) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Phillies at -172 and the Nationals are priced at +144. The total has been set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Ranger Suarez and Jake Irvin.

As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are putting up 4.2 runs per outing, which puts them at 18th in the league. They have a total of 25 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .305. The Phillies have tallied 2 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 8 balls out of the park. They have compiled 23 RBI's as well as 44 base knocks so far this season, and their team batting average comes in at .223. Philadelphia is slugging .355 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while drawing a walk on 22 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 4.80 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.36. Phillies pitchers have conceded 6 home runs and 39 runs in total (24th in baseball). Philadelphia has conceded 60 hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 33 earned runs. The Phillies have a team ERA of 5.40 for the season (25th in the league), and their staff has struck out 72 batters. They have walked 15 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 2.91 as a squad this season.

The Phillies have dispatched 25 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relievers have inherited 12 base runners for the season with 58.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 2 saves so far this year and have not converted 2 of their 4 save chances. The Phillies relief pitchers have a save percentage of 50.0% and has entered the game in 6 save situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 2 holds on the season (25th in MLB). Phillies pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 8 times as well as having 10 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Phillies have converted 59.6% of balls in play into outs out of 495 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 30th in the majors. The Philadelphia Phillies are sitting with 165 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 56 assists and 6 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .974 which is 27th in professional baseball, and have a total of 5 double plays.

Suarez (29-21 career record) has a FIP of 3.71 while he has gone up against 1,938 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 437 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 162 free passes. His earned run average is 3.43 (175 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.305. Suarez has taken the mound for 459 innings and has earned 416 punch outs in his MLB career.

The Washington Nationals have compiled an on-base percentage of .329 in addition to a batting average of .257 on the year. They have struck out on 56 occasions (16th in baseball) and are sitting with 52 base hits. Washington has recorded 7 HRs for the year to go along with 26 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .421 and they score 4.50 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have put up 10 doubles, while taking a walk 20 times as well as putting up 27 runs.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.705 with a FIP of 4.79 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are sitting at 22nd in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 64. The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 38 runs this year while holding an ERA of 6.55 (38 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 9.10 (53 strikeouts against 25 walks). They have allowed 8 long balls and they relinquish 6.55 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 3 save opportunities and they have come away with 2 saves. They are currently ranked 10th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 24 relievers to the mound this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 8 times in high leverage situations and on 7 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% out of their 8 inherited base runners. Sitting with 8 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 5 holds and also 1 blown save.

The Washington Nationals have turned 4 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .995 (3rd in pro baseball). The Nationals have 49 assists, 1 error and have a tally of 158 putouts this year. In their 474 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 63.5% (27th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Irvin has allowed 125 base knocks and he has 103 strikeouts in 126 frames. He has conceded 65 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.437 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.84 and he has gone up against 551 batters so far in his career. Irvin (3-7 career mark) holds a 4.64 ERA while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+144)

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