Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction, 6/28/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays

Date: Friday, June 28, 2024

Location: Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, FL

TV: MASN

Tropicana Field is where the Tampa Bay Rays (40-41) will meet the Washington Nationals (38-42) on Friday. The men taking the mound are Mitchell Parker and Zach Eflin.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in the league. They have tallied 332 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .304. The Nationals have accounted for 127 doubles as a squad and have knocked 67 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 314 RBI's and 620 base knocks this season, while their team batting average sits at .236. Washington has a slugging rate of .367 and have been rung up 615 times, while taking a walk on 231 occasions.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 4.01 this year (16th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 640 hitters. Nationals pitchers have allowed 72 home runs and 347 runs in total (15th in MLB). They have walked 224 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.72 as a squad on the campaign. Washington has allowed 686 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 315 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.86 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.29.

The Nationals have sent 273 relief pitchers to the mound for the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 100 runners this year with 38.0% of those runners earned a run for their team. They have earned 22 saves for the season and have blown 11 out of their 33 chances to save the game. The Nationals bullpen have earned a save percentage of 66.7% and has come into the game in 85 save situations. The relievers have a total of 52 holds so far this year (5th in MLB). Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 70 times in addition to having 74 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have transformed 68.2% of balls in play into outs out of 6,366 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 28th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 2,122 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 717 assists and 43 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .985 which is 14th in the majors, and have accumulated 77 double plays.

Parker (5-3 career record) has earned a FIP of 3.27 and he has faced 299 batters in the majors. He has conceded 64 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 17 free passes. His earned run average is 3.32 (27 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.107. Parker has taken the ball for 73 innings and has tallied 58 punch outs so far in his MLB career.

Tampa Bay has 70 HRs this season and 306 RBIs. They have put up 123 doubles, while getting a free base 255 times as well as scoring 328 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays are sitting with an OBP of .310 in addition to a team batting average of .236 on the campaign. The Rays have a SLG% of .366 and they are earning 4.05 runs per contest (24th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 731 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 641 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff have given up 384 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 4.35 (353 earned runs given up). They have given up 113 dingers and they relinquish 4.73 runs per 9 innings (23rd in baseball). The Rays have a WHIP of 1.259 and have a FIP of 4.32 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.70 (709 strikeouts vs 231 walks). They rank 23rd in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 688.

Sitting with 90 save situations, the Rays have tallied 46 holds and also 17 blown saves. Tampa Bay has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 42 save chances and they have recorded 25 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 121 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. Tampa Bay relievers have an inherited score rate of 30.9% out of their 94 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have dispatched 276 relievers onto the diamond this year.

The Tampa Bay Rays have gotten 55 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (10th in baseball). The Rays have 620 assists, 39 errors and are sitting with 2,191 putouts during this campaign. In 6,573 innings played, the Rays hold a efficiency on defense of 70.1% (13th in professional baseball).

Thus far in his career, Eflin has surrendered 939 base hits while he has accumulated 801 strikeouts in 917 frames. He has given up a total of 436 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.232 and a FIP of 4.2. His K/BB ratio is 4.22 and he has faced 3,845 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. Eflin (55-58 win-loss record in his career) has earned a 4.28 ERA while allowing 9.2 hits per 9 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Tampa Bay

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