New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/10/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-125) Washington (+105)

The New York Mets (77-85 last season) are on their way to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will try to beat the Washington Nationals (65-97 last year). The moneyline on this game has the Mets at -125 while the Nationals are at +105. The total comes in at 10.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Carlos Carrasco and Erick Fedde.

New York had a slugging percentage of .390 and struck out 1,392 times, while being walked on 495 occasions. They had 604 runs batted in in addition to 1,242 hits last year, while their batting average was at .238. The Mets accounted for 228 doubles as a unit and hit 176 baseballs out of the park. They notched a total of 636 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .314. As a team, the New York Mets scored 3.9 runs per game, which was 27th in MLB.

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The Mets had an earned run average of 3.90 in the previous season (9th in the league), and the staff rung up 1,453 batters. They walked 475 players from the other team and their FIP was 4.03 as a team for the prior year. Their strikeout to walk ratio was 3.06 and their pitching staff earned a collective WHIP of 1.23. Mets pitchers relinquished 190 home runs and also 668 total runs (9th in MLB).

The Mets sent 543 relievers to the mound during the previous year. The bullpen inherited 193 base runners over the course of last season with 34.2% of those players earned a run for their team. They recorded 41 saves over the course of the prior season and blew 29 out of their 70 save chances. The Mets bullpen accumulated a save rate of 58.6% and stepped onto the mound in 149 save situations. The relief pitchers finished with 77 holds in the prior season (17th in baseball). Mets pitchers came into the game with runners on 132 times and also had 175 games in high leverage situations.

The New York Mets accumulated 4,138 putouts during the previous year, in addition to 1,312 assists and 95 errors. Their fielding percentage finished at .983 which had them sitting 25th in the majors, and had 121 double plays. The Mets converted 69.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 12,414 innings, which ranked them 16th in MLB.

Carrasco has thrown 1,296 frames and has accumulated 1,355 strikeouts in his career. Carrasco (89-78 record in his career) holds a FIP of 3.49 and he has gone up against 5,352 hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 3.86 (556 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.206. He has given up 1,224 hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 339 walks.

The Nationals had a team SLG% of .417 and they were scoring 4.47 runs per outing (16th in the league). They hit 272 doubles, while walking 573 times and scoring 724 runs. Washington knocked in 182 home runs over the course of the prior season in addition to 686 runs batted in. They were called out on strikes on 1,303 occasions (27th in the league) and recorded 1,388 hits. The Washington Nationals recorded an OBP of .337 as well as a batting average of .258 during the previous year.

The Washington pitching staff yielded 820 runs last year while holding a team ERA of 4.80 (743 earned runs yielded). They conceded 247 home runs and they surrendered 5.29 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Nationals finished with a team WHIP of 1.371 in addition to having a FIP of 4.87 as a unit over the course of last season. Their K/BB ratio sat at 2.46 (1,346 strikeouts against 548 free passes). They were sitting at 19th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,364.

Washington called on relievers to enter the game in 73 save opportunities and they came away with 36 saves. They were sitting at 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 49.3%, and they sent 569 relievers onto the field last season. Their bullpen pitchers came in 182 times in high leverage situations in addition to 151 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers had an inherited score percentage of 37.2% of 226 inherited runners. With 172 save situations, the Nationals accrued 97 holds in addition to 37 blown saves.

Washington Nationals turned 116 double plays and earned a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in baseball). The Nationals accrued 1,361 assists, 96 errors and had a total of 4,184 putouts over the course of last year. In 12,549 innings played, the Nationals earned a defensive efficiency of 69.4% (17th in MLB).

Fedde (15-20 career mark) is the owner of a 5.25 ERA while allowing 9.7 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.94 and he has faced 1,439 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded a total of 191 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.482 and a FIP of 5.2. In his pro baseball career, Fedde has allowed 352 base knocks while earning 258 strikeouts in 327 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-125)

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