Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/29/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+194) Atlanta (-235)

The Washington Nationals (24-28) are traveling to Truist Park on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Braves (30-21). The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +194 while the Braves are sitting at -235. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers are MacKenzie Gore and Ray Kerr.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .360 and have been called out on strikes 422 times, while drawing a walk on 162 occasions. They have accounted for 196 runs batted in as well as 394 hits for the year, and their batting average is sitting at .230. The Nationals have hit 78 two-baggers as a team and have hit 46 balls out of the park. They have accumulated 212 runs while holding a team OBP of .304. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.1 runs per game, which is 22nd in the league.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.64 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 44 long balls and 226 runs in total (13th in the league). Washington has yielded 451 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 203 earned runs. The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 3.97 this season (15th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 402 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 152 hitters and their FIP is 3.70 as a team on the year.

The Nationals bullpen have a save percentage of 63.6% and has come into the game in 56 save situations. The relievers have inherited 64 base runners so far this year and 32.8% of those players crossed home plate. Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 47 times in addition to having 56 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 182 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have accumulated 34 holds so far this season (8th in the league). They have tallied 14 saves for the year and have blown 8 of their 22 chances to save the game.

The Washington Nationals have a total of 1,382 putouts so far this season, in addition to 487 assists and 31 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball, and they have turned 53 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 4,146 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball.

Gore has pitched in 259 innings and is sitting with 285 punch outs thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.16 (120 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.398. He has conceded 252 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) with 111 walks. Gore (14-18 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 4.32 and he has gone up against 1,116 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .412 and they are scoring 4.63 runs per contest (8th in baseball). They have recorded 101 doubles, while getting a free base 157 times as well as notching 236 runs. Atlanta has 56 long balls on the campaign as well as 227 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 446 occasions (17th in MLB) and have a total of 440 hits. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an OBP of .320 and a team batting average of .252 over the course of the season.

The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.219 with a FIP of 3.58 as a squad on the campaign. They have a ranking of 6th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 408. The Atlanta pitching staff have relinquished 193 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 3.47 (176 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (441 strikeouts vs 148 bases on balls). They have relinquished 45 homers and they relinquish 3.81 runs per 9 innings (7th in the league).

Atlanta has had relievers step onto the hill in 23 save opportunities and they have come away with 14 saves. They are ranked 18th in MLB with a save rate of 60.9%, and they have dispatched 155 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 53 times in high leverage situations and on 37 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 30.2% out of 43 inherited base runners. Sitting with 50 save situations, the Braves have 27 holds in addition to 9 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 41 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .990 (1st in baseball). The Braves have 482 assists, 19 errors and have a total of 1,368 putouts for the year. Out of their 4,104 innings on the field, the Braves have a defensive efficiency of 69.9% (17th in the majors).

Kerr (2-2 career record) holds a 5.16 earned run average while giving up 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.86 and he has faced 193 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 26 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.279 and having a FIP of 4.2. During his MLB career, Kerr has allowed 44 base knocks and he has 54 punch outs in 45 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+194)

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