Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Angels Prediction, 5/7/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Angels

Date: Saturday, May 7, 2022

Location: Angel Stadium in Anaheim, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+165) Los Angeles (-185)

The Washington Nationals (9-18) are en route to Angel Stadium on Saturday where they will take on the Los Angeles Angels (17-10). The odds on this game have the Nationals at +165 while the Angels are coming in at -185. The over/under has been set at 7. The starting pitchers are Jon Gray and Michael Lorenzen.

The Nationals have accumulated 44 two-baggers as a team and have hit 15 baseballs out of the park. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .351 and have been rung up 198 times, while taking a walk on 77 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are knocking in 4.1 runs per outing, which puts them at 17th in the league. They have accumulated 102 RBI's as well as 216 base knocks over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .249. They have accumulated 107 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .315.

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Nationals pitchers have given up 23 home runs and also 135 runs in total (29th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 101 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.13 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.46. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.89 on the season (29th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 209 batters.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 14 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 65 runners on the year with 36.9% of them crossed home plate. Nationals pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 33 times and also have had 18 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 106 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relievers have recorded 10 holds so far this season (26th in the league). They have earned 3 saves so far this year and have blown 1 of their 4 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have turned 66.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of 2,124 innings on the diamond, ranking them 28th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned 708 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 243 assists and 22 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .977 which has them ranked 27th in pro baseball, and they have turned 16 double plays.

Gray has taken the mound for 841 frames and has 860 K's in his career. Gray (53-50 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.92 while he has gone up against 3,607 opposing hitters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 4.63 (433 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.337. He has surrendered 841 base hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) with 284 free passes.

Los Angeles has a total of 32 long balls this year and 115 RBIs. They have notched 43 doubles, while walking 93 times and scoring 120 runs. The Los Angeles Angels hold an on-base percentage of .323 as well as a batting average of .244 on the season. The Angels hold a team SLG% of .417 and they have an average of 4.62 runs per contest (7th in MLB). They have struck out on 235 occasions (4th in baseball) and have totaled 208 base hits.

The Angels have a WHIP of 1.126 with a FIP of 4.02 as a team for the year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.61 (198 strikeouts against 76 walks). They come in at 12th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 183. They have conceded 27 homers and they surrender 3.95 runs per 9 innings (9th in the league). The Los Angeles pitching staff have relinquished 101 runs this year while holding a team ERA of 3.68 (94 earned runs allowed).

Sitting with 29 save situations, the Angels have accumulated 17 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. Los Angeles has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 11 save opportunities and they have tallied 8 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 22 times in high leverage situations and on 30 occasions with base runners. Los Angeles relievers hold an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 48 inherited base runners. They rank 14th in MLB with a save percentage of 72.7%, and they have sent 86 relievers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Angels have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Angels have recorded 235 assists, 16 errors and have notched a total of 717 putouts during this campaign. In 2,151 innings played, the Angels have a efficiency on defense of 73.6% (2nd in pro baseball).

Lorenzen (26-24 career win-loss record) holds a 4.02 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per nine innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.05 and he has gone up against 2,131 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 222 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.358 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. During his pro baseball career, Lorenzen has given up 470 hits while earning 420 strikeouts in 497 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-185)

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