Seattle Mariners vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Mariners vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, May 26, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Seattle (-175) Washington (+148)

The Seattle Mariners (27-25) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (22-27). The moneyline on this contest has Seattle at -175 and Washington is priced at +148. The total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Bryan Woo and Mitchell Parker.

Seattle has a slugging rate of .369 and have been called out on strikes 530 times, while being walked on 160 occasions. They have accrued 185 runs batted in in addition to 380 base knocks this year, while their average at the plate is .224. The Mariners have tallied 58 two-baggers as a team and have hit 58 balls out of the park. They have tallied 192 runs and have an on-base percentage of .298. As a squad, the Seattle Mariners are knocking in 3.7 runs per outing, which has them at 29th in the league.

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The Mariners have a team ERA of 3.67 so far this year (9th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 438 hitters. Mariners pitchers have given up 57 home runs in addition to 201 runs in total (9th in baseball). They have walked 131 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a team for the season. Seattle has given up 372 base knocks (7.3 per 9 innings) as well as 186 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 3.34 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.10.

The Mariners relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 81.3% and stepped onto the hill in 40 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 70 base runners this year with 30.0% of them crossed the plate. Mariners relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on 47 times in addition to having 43 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mariners have sent 157 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have a total of 24 holds this season (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 13 saves this year and have missed out on 3 of 16 save opportunities.

The San Francisco Giants have a tally of 1,369 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 406 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 27th in pro baseball, and have 34 double plays. The Mariners have converted 72.4% of balls in play into outs in their 4,107 innings on the field, which has them sitting 3rd in pro baseball.

Woo (6-5 record in his career) has a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 426 hitters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 81 hits (7.1 hits per nine innings) and has 33 free passes. His ERA is 3.66 (42 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.103. Woo has taken the hill for 103 frames and has totaled 108 K's thus far in his career.

Washington has 43 long balls over the course of the season as well as 181 runs batted in. They have tallied 73 two-baggers, while walking 160 times as well as putting up 196 runs. The Washington Nationals have tallied an OBP of .304 and a batting average of .226 on the season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .356 and they score 4.00 runs per game (23rd in baseball). They have struck out on 400 occasions (20th in the league) and have earned a total of 365 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 212 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.95 (190 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 40 long balls and they concede 4.40 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.327 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.69 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 7.80 (374 strikeouts against 147 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 428.

Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.9% out of 62 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 52 times in high leverage situations in addition to 45 occasions with base runners. With 53 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 33 holds and 7 blown saves. They rank 14th in baseball with a save rate of 65.0%, and they have dispatched 172 bullpen pitchers to the hill this season. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the mound in 20 save opportunities and they have earned 13 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 52 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 465 assists, 30 errors and have a total of 1,301 putouts so far this year. Out of their 3,903 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (28th in the majors).

During his pro baseball career, Parker has surrendered 36 base knocks while he has accumulated 32 punch outs in 38 innings pitched. He has surrendered 14 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.158 and a FIP of 3.5. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.00 and he has gone up against 153 opposing batters during his career. Parker (3-2 career record) has a 3.32 ERA and has conceded 8.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Seattle (-175)

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