Washington Nationals vs Cleveland Guardians Prediction, 6/2/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Cleveland Guardians

Date: Sunday, June 2, 2024

Location: Progressive Field in Cleveland, OH

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+136) Cleveland (-155)

The Cleveland Guardians (38-19) welcome the Washington Nationals (26-30) at Progressive Field on Sunday. The moneyline on this matchup has Washington at +136 and Cleveland is coming in at -155. The total comes in at 8.5. The starting pitchers will be Jake Irvin and Darren McCaughan.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are earning 4.0 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league. They have 223 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .304. The Nationals have accrued 86 doubles as a unit and have hit 47 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 207 RBI's in addition to 426 base knocks on the year, while their average at the plate comes in at .231. Washington has a slugging rate of .358 and have been called out on strikes 460 times, while taking a walk on 170 occasions.

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The Nationals hold a team ERA of 3.89 on the year (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 440 batters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 46 home runs and 238 runs in total (11th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 164 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 3.63 as a unit over the course of the season. Washington has given up 478 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 214 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.68 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30.

The Nationals have sent 195 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 71 base runners this year with 35.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have earned 15 saves this year and have blown 8 of 23 save opportunities. The Nationals bullpen have earned a save rate of 65.2% and has come into the game in 63 save situations. The bullpen have notched 40 holds so far this year (5th in MLB). Nationals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 51 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 4,452 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 1,484 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 518 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 55 double plays.

Irvin has pitched in 2,017 innings and is sitting with 1,939 punch outs in his career. His earned run average is 4.01 (898 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.306. He has surrendered 1,889 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has 745 walks. Irvin (133-115 career record) has a FIP of 3.78 while he has gone up against 8,638 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Guardians hold a team slugging % of .400 and they average 5.14 runs per contest (3rd in MLB). They have recorded 95 doubles, while taking a walk 179 times and putting up 293 runs. Cleveland has hit 64 home runs this season to go along with 272 runs batted in. They have struck out on 425 occasions (26th in MLB) and have 454 hits. The Cleveland Guardians are sitting with an OBP of .317 and a team batting average of .240 so far this year.

The Cleveland pitching staff have conceded 213 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 3.47 (197 earned runs allowed). They have given up 59 homers and they yield 3.75 runs per 9 innings (7th in MLB). The Guardians have a WHIP of 1.192 and have a FIP of 3.76 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.10 (516 strikeouts vs 170 free passes). They are currently ranked 6th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 439.

Cleveland bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 23.2% out of 69 inherited base runners. Their relievers have taken the field 81 times in high leverage situations and also on 57 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 77 save situations, the Guardians have compiled 47 holds in addition to 9 blown saves. They rank 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 69.0%, and they have dispatched 210 relievers to the mound for the year. Cleveland has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 29 save chances and they have tallied 20 saves.

The Cleveland Guardians have turned 53 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in pro baseball). The Guardians have 485 assists, 34 errors and have accounted for 1,533 putouts this season. In 4,599 innings played, the Guardians have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (15th in baseball).

McCaughan (71-58 career mark) is the owner of a 3.34 ERA and has surrendered 7.1 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.70 and he has gone up against 4,216 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has surrendered 375 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.249 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.5. During his pro baseball career, McCaughan has given up 802 hits while he has totaled 1,247 strikeouts in 1,011 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland (-155)

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