Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 7/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Monday, July 29, 2024

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Chase Field is where the Arizona Diamondbacks (53-50) will go up against the Washington Nationals (47-56) on Monday. The expected starting pitchers will be Mitchell Parker and Jordan Montgomery.

Washington is slugging .367 and have struck out 786 times, while drawing a walk on 293 occasions. They have amassed 397 runs batted in as well as 804 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate is sitting at .237. The Nationals have hit 165 doubles as a team and have smacked 85 balls out of the park. They have racked up 423 runs and hold an OBP of .305. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 22nd in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.86 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.30. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 102 home runs and 470 runs in total (21st in baseball). Washington has conceded 891 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) and also 425 earned runs. The Nationals have a team ERA of 4.19 so far this season (22nd in baseball), and their staff has rung up 843 hitters. They have walked 295 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.80 as a squad this season.

Nationals pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 91 times and also have had 91 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 60 holds this season (11th in baseball). The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 67.4% and has entered the game in 103 save situations. They have earned 29 saves for the season and have missed out on 14 out of their 43 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 129 runners on the year and 38.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 354 relievers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Washington Nationals have 2,737 putouts thus far, in addition to 904 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 23rd in the majors, and have earned 93 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.1% of balls hit into play into outs in their 8,211 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in professional baseball.

Parker has taken the mound for 95 innings and has racked up 81 K's so far in his career. His earned run average is 4.35 (46 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.209. He has surrendered 91 hits (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 24 walks. Parker (5-6 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.29 and he has gone up against 398 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

The Diamondbacks have a team SLG% of .410 and they score 4.94 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have recorded 176 doubles, while taking a walk 342 times as well as recording 509 runs. Arizona has knocked in 111 home runs over the course of the season and 487 RBIs. They have struck out on 814 occasions (22nd in MLB) and have totaled 879 hits. The Arizona Diamondbacks hold an OBP of .325 and a batting average of .252 on the year.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.340 with a FIP of 4.22 as a pitching staff so far this year. They come in at 29th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 923. The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 487 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 4.50 (458 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 7.40 (749 strikeouts against 303 free passes). They have allowed 113 dingers and they concede 4.79 runs per 9 innings (24th in baseball).

Arizona has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 41 save chances and they have earned 23 saves. They sit at 24th in the league with a save percentage of 56.1%, and they have dispatched 336 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 96 times in high leverage situations and on 95 occasions with runners on. Arizona relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 43.1% out of their 130 inherited runners. Sitting with 92 save situations, the Diamondbacks have compiled 49 holds and also 18 blown saves.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 98 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .989 (1st in professional baseball). The Diamondbacks have racked up 947 assists, 42 errors and have a tally of 2,745 putouts this season. Out of their 8,235 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks hold a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (25th in pro baseball).

Montgomery (45-39 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.90 earned run average while surrendering 8.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.26 and he has faced 3,455 hitters during his MLB career. He has conceded 357 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.246 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his pro baseball career, Montgomery has allowed 796 hits while he has totaled 752 K's in 825 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona

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