Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/21/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, April 21, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (+100) Washington (-120)

The Washington Nationals (6-7) are welcoming the Arizona Diamondbacks (3-8) at Nationals Park on Thursday. The moneyline on this game has the Diamondbacks at +100 and the Nationals are sitting at -120. The total has been set at 10.5. The expected starting pitchers will be Zach Davies and Josh Rogers.

As a squad, the Arizona Diamondbacks are recording 2.0 runs per game, which is 30th in the league. They have accounted for 22 runs while holding a team OBP of .277. The Diamondbacks have tallied 13 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 8 baseballs out of the park. They have compiled 21 runs batted in and 53 hits so far this year, and their team batting average is .156. Arizona has a slugging % of .265 and have been called out on strikes 112 times, while drawing a walk on 52 occasions.

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Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 10 home runs and 48 runs in total (22nd in MLB). They have walked 48 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.66 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 1.38 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. The Diamondbacks are sitting with a team earned run average of 3.56 on the year (15th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 66 hitters.

The Diamondbacks relievers have accumulated a save rate of 50.0% and has entered the game in 5 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 17 runners so far this season and 11.8% of those players crossed home plate. Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 12 times and also have had 15 appearances in high leverage situations. The Diamondbacks have dispatched 44 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have recorded 3 holds this season (23rd in the league). They have 1 save this year and have blown 1 out of their 2 chances to get a save.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have a total of 288 putouts on the year, as well as 95 assists and 12 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .970 which is 30th in pro baseball, and have 11 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 72.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of 864 innings on the diamond, ranking them 10th in baseball.

Davies has taken the hill for 841 frames and has earned 615 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.16 (389 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.337. He has given up 846 base hits (9.1 hits per nine innings) and has 278 free passes. Davies (56-49 career win-loss mark) holds a FIP of 4.43 while facing 3,576 batters during his time in the major leagues.

The Washington Nationals have compiled an OBP of .303 in addition to a batting average of .227 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 100 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned 96 base hits. Washington is sitting with 7 long balls this season to go along with 50 runs batted in. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .314 and they earn 3.92 runs per contest (19th in MLB). They have put up 16 doubles, while walking 43 times and recording 51 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.513 in addition to having a FIP of 3.83 as a pitching staff on the season. They come in at 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 114. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 61 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.70 (59 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio sits at 2.05 (117 strikeouts against 57 walks). They have surrendered 10 homers and they concede 4.86 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB).

Sitting with 13 save situations, the Nationals have earned 9 holds and also 1 blown save. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 4 save opportunities and they have converted 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 14 times in high leverage situations and also on 15 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 20.7% of 29 inherited runners. They are ranked 12th in MLB holding a save rate of 75.0%, and they have sent 51 relief pitchers onto the diamond this year.

The Washington Nationals have turned 8 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .985 (17th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 108 assists, 7 errors and have earned a total of 339 putouts on the campaign. In their 1,017 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 65.3% (29th in MLB).

In his MLB career, Rogers has surrendered 75 base knocks and he has 38 strikeouts in 71 innings pitched. He has surrendered 42 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.458 and having a FIP of 6.5. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.31 and he has faced 316 opposing batters during his MLB career. Rogers (4-6 career record) has earned a 5.30 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+100)

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