Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: MASN

American Family Field is the location where the Milwaukee Brewers (54-39) will compete against the Washington Nationals (42-51) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Mitchell Parker and Freddy Peralta.

As a squad, the Washington Nationals are earning 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 18th in the league. They have racked up 388 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .307. The Nationals have accounted for 151 two-baggers as a team and have hit 77 baseballs out of the park. They have accrued 364 runs batted in as well as 731 base knocks so far this season, while their team batting average is .238. Washington has a slugging percentage of .368 and have been rung up 710 times, while being walked on 271 occasions.

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The Nationals hold a team ERA of 4.07 this year (17th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 751 batters. Nationals pitchers have given up 92 home runs in addition to 417 runs in total (19th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 255 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.82 as a unit this season. Washington has allowed 806 base hits (8.8 per 9 innings) in addition to 373 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.95 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Nationals relievers have a save rate of 63.2% and has come into the game in 96 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 117 base runners on the year with 37.6% of those runners crossed home plate. Nationals pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 84 times and also have had 87 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 314 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have 58 holds for the season (8th in baseball). They have tallied 24 saves on the season and have not converted 14 of their 38 save opportunities.

The Nationals have converted 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,419 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have a total of 2,473 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 817 assists and 52 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .984 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and have 86 double plays.

Parker has pitched in 91 innings and is sitting with 74 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Parker (5-5 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.40 while he has gone up against 372 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.45 (35 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.096. He has given up 81 hits (8.0 hits per nine innings) and has 19 free passes.

The Brewers have a team slugging percentage of .403 and they are recording 4.84 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have 145 doubles, while getting a free base 344 times and notching 450 runs. Milwaukee has a total of 96 home runs on the year as well as 428 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 799 occasions (12th in the league) and have earned 814 base hits. The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with an OBP of .334 in addition to a team batting average of .257 for the year.

The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.253 and have a FIP of 4.39 as a squad on the year. They are sitting at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 741. The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 372 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 3.81 (348 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (734 strikeouts vs 289 walks). They have surrendered 113 HR's and they surrender 4.07 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league).

With 88 save situations, the Brewers have tallied 46 holds and also 10 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 42 save chances and they have walked away with 32 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 110 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with base runners. Milwaukee bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 30.5% out of their 128 inherited base runners. They sit at 2nd in MLB holding a save percentage of 76.2%, and they have dispatched 299 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 69 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .986 (16th in professional baseball). The Brewers have recorded 806 assists, 48 errors and have 2,467 putouts this season. In their 7,401 innings on the diamond, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 71.3% (6th in pro baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Peralta has conceded 504 hits while accumulating 873 punch outs in 678 innings pitched. Peralta (48-31 mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.85 ERA while conceding 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 290 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.129 and a FIP of 3.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.33 and he has gone up against 2,814 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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