Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/24/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Monday, June 24, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (36-38) are traveling to Petco Park on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the San Diego Padres (39-40). The expected starting pitchers are Patrick Corbin and Matt Waldron.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.0 runs per game, which has them at 23rd in the league. They have earned a total of 294 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .302. The Nationals have accumulated 109 doubles as a unit and have hit 61 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 276 runs batted in in addition to 561 base knocks this season, while their batting average comes in at .232. Washington has a slugging rate of .358 and have struck out 574 times, while being walked on 216 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.85 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.28. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 61 long balls and also 309 runs (12th in baseball). Washington has surrendered 632 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 279 earned runs. The Nationals have an ERA of 3.83 over the course of the season (11th in the league), and their staff has struck out 590 hitters. They have walked 207 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.59 as a squad over the course of the season.

The Nationals have dispatched 253 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 93 runners for the year and 37.6% of those players ended up scoring. They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 8 of 29 save opportunities. The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 72.4% and has entered the game in 80 save situations. The bullpen have a total of 51 holds so far this year (5th in MLB). Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 65 times and also have had 68 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have a total of 1,967 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 674 assists and 40 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 14th in the majors, and they have turned 71 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 5,901 innings, ranking them 28th in professional baseball.

Corbin (98-125 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 4.39 and he has gone up against 7,745 batters in the majors. He has conceded 1,909 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 557 free passes. His ERA is 4.46 (891 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.371. Corbin has taken the hill for 1,799 innings and has accounted for 1,645 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Padres have a SLG% of .402 and they tally 4.43 runs per game (13th in baseball). They have hit 115 two-baggers, while walking 238 times as well as putting up 350 runs. San Diego has compiled 83 home runs for the year to go along with 337 runs batted in. They have struck out on 546 occasions (26th in baseball) and have a total of 689 base knocks. The San Diego Padres have a team OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .258 on the season.

The Padres are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.269 and have a FIP of 3.99 as a squad for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.90 (688 strikeouts vs 236 free passes). They are currently ranked 24th in baseball as a staff in total hits conceded with 646. They have given up 90 dingers and they give up 4.38 runs per 9 innings (15th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 338 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.08 (315 earned runs conceded).

San Diego relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 34.7% of 121 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 65 times in high leverage situations and on 81 occasions with runners on. With 72 save situations, the Padres have amassed 41 holds and also 11 blown saves. They sit at 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.3%, and they have dispatched 253 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the season. San Diego has called on relievers to take the mound in 30 save opportunities and they have recorded 19 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 57 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (9th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 620 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 2,087 putouts for the year. In 6,261 innings on the field, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (18th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Waldron has given up 111 hits while accumulating 107 strikeouts in 124 innings. He has allowed 52 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.192 and having a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.89 and he has gone up against 519 batters in his MLB career. Waldron (6-9 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.77 ERA while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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