Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 3/30/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Saturday, March 30, 2024

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

The Washington Nationals (71-91 last year) are traveling to Great American Ball Park on Saturday where they will play the Cincinnati Reds (82-80 last season). The pitchers who are expected to start will be Patrick Corbin and Hunter Greene.

Washington owned a slugging percentage of .396 and were called out on strikes 1,149 times, while drawing a walk on 423 occasions. They amassed 665 RBI's as well as 1,401 hits for the prior year, while their average at the plate finished at .254. The Nationals recorded 279 doubles as a unit and hit 151 baseballs out of the stadium. They were sitting with 700 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a squad, the Washington Nationals recorded 4.3 runs/g, which ranked them 21st in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio was 2.07 and their pitching staff had a team WHIP of 1.47. Nationals pitchers surrendered 245 home runs in addition to 845 runs (27th in baseball). Washington conceded 1,512 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and also 797 earned runs. The Nationals had a team earned run average of 5.02 in the prior season (27th in baseball), and their staff rung up 1,225 batters. Their pitching staff walked 592 opposing hitters and their FIP was 5.15 as a unit over the course of last season.

Nationals bullpen pitchers entered the game with players on base 156 times and also had 162 outings in high leverage situations. The relievers accumulated 75 holds last season (24th in MLB). The Nationals bullpen accumulated a save percentage of 60.9% and came into the game in 144 save situations. They earned 42 saves in the previous season and did not convert 27 out of their 69 chances to get a save. The bullpen inherited 248 base runners during the previous year with 34.3% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Nationals dispatched 526 relievers to the hill during the previous year.

The Washington Nationals accounted for 4,285 putouts last year, in addition to 1,505 assists and 90 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .985 which had them sitting 17th in baseball, and accumulated 158 double plays. The Nationals converted 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of their 12,855 innings on the field, which ranked them 24th in baseball.

Corbin has thrown 1,717 innings and is sitting with 1,590 strikeouts during his MLB career. His ERA is 4.40 (840 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.359. He has conceded 1,810 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 525 walks. Corbin (97-118 career mark) sits with a FIP of 4.10 while going up against 7,382 opposing batters in the majors.

Cincinnati recorded 198 home runs over the course of last year to go along with 747 RBIs. They notched 268 doubles, while getting a free base 556 times as well as notching 783 runs. The Cincinnati Reds had a team OBP of .327 and a batting average of .249 over the course of last season. The Reds held a slugging percentage of .420 and they were recording 4.83 runs per contest (9th in the league). They struck out on 1,500 occasions (5th in the league) and recorded 1,371 hits.

The Reds had a WHIP of 1.417 and had a FIP of 4.79 as a squad over the course of last season. They were sitting at 25th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,426. The Cincinnati pitching staff given up 821 runs in the previous season while having an ERA of 4.83 (772 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio was 8.60 (1,381 strikeouts against 613 free passes). They gave up 222 long balls and they gave up 5.13 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB).

With 175 save situations, the Reds accumulated 90 holds and also 26 blown saves. Cincinnati had relievers step onto the mound in 79 save chances and they tallied 53 saves. Their relievers took the field 241 times in high leverage situations and also on 223 occasions with runners on. Cincinnati relief pitchers had an inherited score rate of 30.6% out of their 327 inherited base runners. They were ranked 8th in the league with a save rate of 67.1%, and they sent 605 bullpen pitchers to the mound last year.

The Cincinnati Reds turned 125 double plays and had a fielding percentage of .984 (22nd in baseball). The Reds had 1,283 assists, 91 errors and had 4,318 putouts over the course of last year. Out of their 12,954 innings played, the Reds accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (20th in MLB).

Greene (9-20 career mark) holds a 4.62 earned run average while giving up 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.29 and he has faced 1,029 batters thus far in his career. He has allowed a total of 122 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.309 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his career, Greene has conceded 215 base knocks while earning 316 K's in 237 innings.

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Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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