San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, July 25, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Padres.TV

The Washington Nationals (47-54) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (53-50) at Nationals Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Dylan Cease and Patrick Corbin.

The Padres have hit 148 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 113 balls out of the park. San Diego has a slugging % of .406 and have been called out on strikes 692 times, while being walked on 288 occasions. As a unit, the San Diego Padres are earning 4.5 runs per game, which is 13th in the league. They have accrued 445 runs batted in in addition to 908 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is .260. They have earned 461 runs scored and have an OBP of .321.

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The Padres hold a team ERA of 4.08 for the year (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 900 hitters. Padres pitchers have yielded 113 home runs and 444 runs (18th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 289 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.85 as a team so far this year. San Diego has conceded 845 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 413 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.11 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.25.

The Padres relievers have earned a save percentage of 64.1% and has come into the game in 89 save situations. The relievers have inherited 157 base runners so far this season and 38.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Padres relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 104 times in addition to having 81 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 335 relief pitchers to the mound on the season. The bullpen have 49 holds on the year (19th in baseball). They have compiled 25 saves on the season and have missed out on 14 of their 39 chances to save the game.

The Padres have turned 69.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,196 innings, which has them ranked 22nd in pro baseball. The San Diego Padres have a tally of 2,732 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 805 assists and 50 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which ranks 11th in pro baseball, and have earned 78 double plays.

Cease has thrown 780 frames and has earned 951 strikeouts in his career. Cease (52-43 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.76 while he has gone up against 3,309 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 3.82 (331 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.263. He has surrendered 654 base hits (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 331 walks.

Washington has recorded 84 home runs for the year to go along with 394 RBIs. They have notched 165 doubles, while taking a walk 288 times and scoring 420 runs. The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .307 as well as a team batting average of .239 over the course of the season. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they score 4.16 runs per game (21st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 771 instances (25th in baseball) and have tallied 798 base hits.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.290 with a FIP of 3.79 as a staff so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.30 (829 strikeouts vs 288 free passes). They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 865. They have relinquished 100 long balls and they concede 4.58 runs per 9 innings (20th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have allowed 455 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.13 (410 earned runs yielded).

Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 43 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves. They are ranked 9th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have dispatched 347 relievers to the mound this season. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 91 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 38.0% out of 129 inherited base runners. With 103 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 60 holds and 14 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 90 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Nationals have recorded 880 assists, 58 errors and have earned a total of 2,683 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 8,049 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.3% (27th in the majors).

Corbin (99-127 career mark) has earned a 4.46 ERA while conceding 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.98 and he has gone up against 7,863 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has given up 906 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.367 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Corbin has surrendered 1,939 hits and he has 1,669 punch outs in 1,828 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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