Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins Prediction, 5/17/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Miami Marlins

Date: Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Location: LoanDepot Park in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Florida

LoanDepot Park is the location where the Miami Marlins (15-19) will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (12-24) on Tuesday. The expected starting pitchers will be Joan Adon and Cody Poteet.

The Nationals have tallied 57 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 26 balls out of the park. Washington is slugging .367 and have struck out 267 times, while being walked on 107 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.2 runs per game, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have 143 RBI's as well as 304 base knocks on the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .253. They have 150 runs while holding a team OBP of .318.

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Nationals pitchers have relinquished 38 long balls in addition to 186 total runs (28th in baseball). They have walked 141 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.35 as a team so far this season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. The Nationals have an earned run average of 4.88 over the course of the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 293 hitters.

The Nationals relievers have earned a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 19 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners for the year and 36.8% of those players ended up scoring. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 40 times and also have had 21 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 141 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 13 holds so far this year (27th in MLB). They have compiled 3 saves on the season and have blown 3 of their 6 chances to save the game.

The Washington Nationals have a total of 947 putouts thus far, as well as 322 assists and 27 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them ranked 27th in professional baseball, and have earned 25 double plays. The Nationals have turned 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 2,841 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 28th in the majors.

Adon has taken the hill for 37 innings and has accumulated 38 K's so far in his pro baseball career. Adon (1-6 career record) has a FIP of 5.31 and he has gone up against 175 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 6.51 (27 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.714. He has conceded 38 base knocks (9.2 hits per 9 innings) with 26 walks.

The Miami Marlins hold a team OBP of .309 and a batting average of .236 for the year. They have been rung up on 308 occasions (8th in baseball) and have tallied 269 base hits. Miami has hit 35 HRs on the year as well as 135 runs batted in. The Marlins have a team SLG% of .382 and they score 4.15 runs per contest (16th in the league). They have recorded 48 two-baggers, while getting a free base 107 times as well as putting up 141 runs.

The Marlins hold a team WHIP of 1.207 in addition to having a FIP of 3.86 as a unit on the campaign. They are sitting at 2nd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 245. The Miami pitching staff have allowed 131 runs for the season while having an ERA of 3.47 (115 earned runs relinquished). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 2.63 (303 strikeouts against 115 bases on balls). They have yielded 35 HR's and they relinquish 3.95 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league).

Miami has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 13 save opportunities and they have come away with 9 saves. They are ranked 17th in baseball with a save rate of 69.2%, and they have sent 121 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign. Their relievers have taken the field 31 times in high leverage situations and on 27 occasions with runners on. Miami bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 38.1% out of 42 inherited runners. With 34 save situations, the Marlins have tallied 20 holds in addition to 4 blown saves.

The Miami Marlins have gotten 29 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (21st in pro baseball). The Marlins have 297 assists, 20 errors and have earned 896 putouts on the campaign. In their 2,688 innings on the diamond, the Marlins have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (12th in the majors).

In his career, Poteet has allowed 34 hits while accumulating 46 K's in 47 innings pitched. Poteet (2-3 career record) holds a 3.45 earned run average while conceding 6.5 hits per 9 innings. He has given up 18 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.213 and having a FIP of 4.6. His K/BB ratio is 2.00 and he has faced 195 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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