Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/26/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Wednesday, June 26, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+110) San Diego (-130)

The Washington Nationals (38-40) are on their way to Petco Park on Wednesday where they will play the San Diego Padres (42-41). The odds on this game have the Nationals at +110 while the Padres are at -130. The betting total comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be DJ Herz and Dylan Cease.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .367 and have struck out 604 times, while drawing a walk on 226 occasions. They have earned 302 RBI's as well as 606 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average comes in at .236. The Nationals have earned 123 doubles as a team and have hit 66 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 320 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which is 21st in the league.

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The Nationals are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.88 this season (13th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 631 batters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 68 long balls and also 330 total runs (12th in MLB). They have walked 217 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.64 as a unit for the season. Washington has given up 668 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and 298 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.91 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.28.

The Nationals have dispatched 266 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 96 base runners so far this season and 36.5% of those players crossed home plate. They have recorded 22 saves so far this year and have missed out on 11 of 33 save chances. The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 66.7% and has stepped onto the mound in 85 save situations. The bullpen have tallied 52 holds this year (5th in the league). Nationals relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 68 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have a total of 2,074 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 703 assists and 42 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which ranks 15th in professional baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of 6,222 innings on the diamond, ranking them 28th in professional baseball.

Herz has pitched in 18 innings and has tallied 26 strikeouts during his career. His earned run average is 4.50 (9 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.333. He has given up 19 base knocks (9.5 hits per 9 innings) with 5 walks. Herz (1-1 win-loss record in his career) holds a FIP of 4.43 while he has faced 80 batters during his time in the majors.

San Diego has accumulated 88 long balls so far this season and 360 RBIs. They have notched 122 doubles, while getting a free base 245 times as well as putting up 374 runs. The San Diego Padres have an on-base percentage of .324 in addition to a team batting average of .260 for the season. The Padres have a team slugging percentage of .404 and they earn 4.51 runs per outing (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 564 occasions (26th in baseball) and have earned 730 base knocks.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.281 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a squad on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 9.00 (731 strikeouts vs 246 walks). They are currently ranked 26th in baseball as a staff in total hits allowed with 692. They have relinquished 92 long balls and they yield 4.41 runs per 9 innings (15th in MLB). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 359 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.11 (334 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 76 save situations, the Padres have earned 41 holds and 13 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers enter the contest in 34 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 72 times in high leverage situations and also on 84 occasions with runners on. San Diego relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.4% of 125 inherited runners. They are ranked 17th in the league holding a save rate of 61.8%, and they have sent 268 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

Out of their 6,594 innings on the field, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (25th in the majors). The San Diego Padres have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 659 assists, 41 errors and have a total of 2,198 putouts for the year.

Cease (49-41 career mark) holds a 3.87 ERA while allowing 7.7 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.82 and he has gone up against 3,196 batters in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 322 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.282 and a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Cease has given up 638 base knocks while he has accumulated 908 punch outs in 749 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego (-130)

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