Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/25/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Petco Park is the location where the San Diego Padres (41-41) will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (38-39) on Tuesday. The pitchers who are expected to start will be MacKenzie Gore and Yu Darvish.

The Nationals have hit 118 doubles as a unit and have knocked 65 baseballs out of the park. Washington has a slugging percentage of .366 and have been called out on strikes 593 times, while drawing a walk on 224 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league. They have accumulated 296 RBI's in addition to 595 hits on the year, while their team batting average is at .236. They have racked up 314 runs while holding a team OBP of .304.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.91 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.28. Nationals pitchers have conceded 68 home runs and 323 total runs (12th in the league). Washington has given up 660 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 292 earned runs. The Nationals have a team earned run average of 3.86 on the year (12th in the league), and their staff has rung up 625 batters. They have walked 215 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.65 as a team for the year.

Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 67 times in addition to having 72 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have earned 52 holds so far this season (5th in the league). The Nationals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 68.8% and has stepped onto the mound in 84 save situations. They have tallied 22 saves this year and have blown 10 of 32 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 96 runners on the year with 36.5% of those runners ended up scoring. The Nationals have dispatched 263 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

The Washington Nationals have accumulated 2,045 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 692 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 16th in pro baseball, and have a total of 75 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 6,135 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in MLB.

Gore has taken the ball for 286 frames and has racked up 321 K's thus far in his career. Gore (17-20 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.12 while facing 1,239 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.18 (133 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.416. He has conceded 286 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 119 walks.

San Diego has compiled 88 HRs for the season as well as 353 RBIs. They have 120 doubles, while getting a free base 243 times as well as putting up 367 runs. The San Diego Padres have recorded an OBP of .325 as well as a team batting average of .261 this season. The Padres hold a team SLG% of .406 and they earn 4.48 runs per outing (13th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 558 occasions (26th in baseball) and have totaled 722 hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have conceded 353 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.10 (329 earned runs yielded). They have given up 91 homers and they surrender 4.40 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB). The Padres have a WHIP of 1.281 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team for the season. Their K/BB ratio is 9.00 (720 strikeouts vs 244 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 681.

San Diego has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 33 save chances and they have converted 21 saves. They sit at 15th in baseball holding a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have dispatched 263 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the year. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 68 times in high leverage situations and on 83 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of 125 inherited base runners. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Padres have amassed 41 holds in addition to 12 blown saves.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 60 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (13th in baseball). The Padres have recorded 649 assists, 41 errors and have earned a total of 2,168 putouts for the year. Out of their 6,504 innings on the diamond, the Padres have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in the majors).

During his career, Darvish has given up 1,374 base knocks while earning 1,982 K's in 1,680 innings. Darvish (107-88 career record) has earned a 3.58 ERA and has given up 7.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 668 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.137 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.69 and he has gone up against 6,907 hitters during his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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