Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/13/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+175) Atlanta (-210)

The Atlanta Braves (2-3) are welcoming the Washington Nationals (2-3) at Truist Park on Wednesday. The line on this matchup has the Nationals at +175 while the Braves are sitting at -210. The over/under comes in at 9. The men taking the mound are Jon Gray and Max Fried.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 3.8 runs per game, which is 16th in MLB. They have a total of 19 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .275. The Nationals have accumulated 3 doubles as a team and have knocked 4 balls out of the stadium. They have recorded 19 RBI's and 35 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is at .215. Washington has a slugging % of .307 and have been called out on strikes 46 times, while drawing a walk on 12 occasions.

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The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 4.20 this year (20th in MLB), and they have struck out 44 hitters. They have walked 22 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.82 as a squad this season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.49. Nationals pitchers have given up 3 home runs and 21 runs (25th in baseball).

The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 100.0% and stepped onto the hill in 1 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 15 runners on the campaign and 6.7% of those runners ended up scoring. Nationals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 8 times and also have had 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 22 relievers to the hill for the season. The relievers have accumulated 0 holds so far this year (30th in MLB). They have compiled 1 save on the season and have blown 0 of 1 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have converted 66.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 405 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 25th in MLB. The Washington Nationals have 135 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 43 assists and 0 errors. Their fielding percentage is at 1.000 which is 1st in professional baseball, and have a total of 4 double plays.

Gray has pitched in 833 frames and has 853 strikeouts so far in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.60 (426 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.338. He has conceded 833 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 282 free passes. Gray (53-49 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 3.90 while he has gone up against 3,572 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

Atlanta has accounted for 3 home runs so far this season to go along with 16 RBIs. They have hit 8 two-baggers, while walking 21 times and notching 17 runs. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .300 and a team batting average of .201 over the course of the season. The Braves have a SLG% of .312 and they average 3.40 runs per contest (20th in baseball). They have struck out on 46 instances (1st in baseball) and have recorded 31 base hits.

The Atlanta pitching staff have yielded 30 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 6.00 (30 earned runs relinquished). They have relinquished 3 homers and they concede 6.00 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.333 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.31 as a team for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.53 (48 strikeouts against 19 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 41.

Atlanta has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 1 save opportunity and they have tallied 1 save. They rank 1st in the league with a save percentage of 100.0%, and they have sent 15 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with base runners. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 66.7% out of their 9 inherited base runners. With 3 save situations, the Braves have earned 2 holds in addition to 0 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 2 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (10th in baseball). The Braves have 36 assists, 2 errors and have amassed 135 putouts during this campaign. In 405 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (22nd in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Fried has conceded 419 base knocks while accumulating 452 strikeouts in 452 frames. He has given up a total of 171 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and a FIP of 3.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.23 and he has faced 1,882 batters during his MLB career. Fried (40-19 career mark) holds a 3.40 earned run average and has allowed 8.3 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-210)

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