Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction, 9/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Mets

Date: Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+140) New York (-168)

The New York Mets (82-68) will try to beat the Washington Nationals (68-82) at Citi Field on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Washington at +140 and New York is at -168. The betting total is set at O7.5. The starting pitchers are DJ Herz and Jose Quintana.

The Nationals have tallied 256 doubles as a team and have smacked 127 balls out of the stadium. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .378 and have struck out 1,124 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 22nd in baseball. They have tallied 587 RBI's as well as 1,211 base knocks on the campaign, while their team batting average comes in at .243. They have earned a total of 625 runs and have an OBP of .310.

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The Nationals have an earned run average of 4.26 on the campaign (22nd in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,220 batters. Nationals pitchers have given up 154 home runs and 707 runs (24th in baseball). They have walked 436 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.92 as a team for the season. Washington has surrendered 1,336 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 629 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.80 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33.

The Nationals relievers have earned a save rate of 65.6% and has come into the game in 141 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 208 runners on the season and 36.1% of them ended up scoring. Nationals pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 146 times in addition to having 131 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 526 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have recorded 80 holds so far this season (12th in the league). They have earned 40 saves over the course of the season and have blown 21 of their 61 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with 3,990 putouts on the campaign, as well as 1,329 assists and 105 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which ranks 28th in baseball, and have accumulated 145 double plays. The Nationals have converted 67.3% of balls in play into outs out of 11,970 innings on the field, which has them sitting 29th in professional baseball.

Herz has taken the mound for 80 frames and has racked up 98 punch outs so far in his career. His earned run average is 3.71 (33 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.211. He has given up 67 base knocks (7.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 30 walks. Herz (4-7 career record) holds a FIP of 3.65 while he has gone up against 342 batters during his time in the majors.

The Mets hold a team slugging % of .415 and they average 4.73 runs per game (10th in the league). They have hit 265 doubles, while taking a walk 475 times and notching 710 runs. New York is sitting with 189 home runs on the campaign as well as 678 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,279 occasions (15th in MLB) and have a total of 1,262 hits. The New York Mets have compiled an on-base percentage of .319 as well as a team batting average of .247 this year.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.262 and have a FIP of 4.09 as a pitching staff for the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (1,337 strikeouts vs 546 walks). They come in at 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,143. They have surrendered 154 HR's and they concede 4.34 runs per 9 innings (14th in MLB). The New York pitching staff have yielded 645 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 3.94 (586 earned runs surrendered).

With 157 save situations, the Mets have accrued 94 holds in addition to 24 blown saves. New York has called on relievers to step onto the mound in 61 save chances and they have earned 37 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 169 times in high leverage situations and also on 148 occasions with base runners. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 32.5% out of their 197 inherited base runners. They sit at 23rd in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.7%, and they have sent 477 relievers to the hill this year.

Out of their 12,045 innings on the diamond, the Mets are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.4% (12th in MLB). The New York Mets have gotten 122 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in the majors). The Mets have 1,308 assists, 89 errors and have accumulated 4,015 putouts this year.

Quintana (101-102 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.76 ERA and has surrendered 8.8 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.92 and he has faced 8,212 opposing batters during his MLB career. He has allowed 817 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.279 and having a FIP of 3.7. In his MLB career, Quintana has surrendered 1,916 base hits while earning 1,714 K's in 1,957 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (-168)

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