Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/20/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Friday, May 20, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+150) Milwaukee (-170)

The Washington Nationals (13-26) are headed to American Family Field on Friday where they will take on the Milwaukee Brewers (24-14). The odds on this game have the Nationals at +150 and the Brewers are sitting at -170. The total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Erick Fedde and Eric Lauer.

The Nationals have tallied 62 doubles as a unit and have hit 26 balls out of the park. Washington is slugging .360 and have struck out 289 times, while being walked on 118 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.1 runs per contest, which ranks them 20th in MLB. They have tallied 150 RBI's in addition to 325 base knocks on the season, while their batting average sits at .250. They have a total of 158 runs while holding a team OBP of .317.

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Nationals pitchers have surrendered 42 long balls and also 203 total runs (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 147 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.34 as a unit this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.14 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.45. The Nationals have a team ERA of 4.93 over the course of the season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 314 hitters.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save rate of 50.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 22 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 80 runners this season and 37.5% of them ended up scoring. Nationals bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 44 times and also have had 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 152 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have racked up 14 holds over the course of the season (27th in the league). They have tallied 4 saves on the season and have missed out on 4 out of their 8 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have turned 67.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 3,075 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in MLB. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 1,025 putouts thus far, as well as 352 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .977 which puts them in 29th in the majors, and they have turned 28 double plays.

Fedde (17-22 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 5.10 and he has faced 1,589 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 385 hits (9.6 hits per nine innings) with 151 walks. His ERA is 5.16 (207 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.483. Fedde has pitched in 361 innings and has earned 290 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

Milwaukee has tallied 50 home runs on the campaign as well as 171 runs batted in. They have tallied 60 doubles, while taking a walk 129 times and scoring 179 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have tallied an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a team batting average of .233 so far this year. The Brewers hold a slugging percentage of .408 and they average 4.71 runs per contest (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 348 occasions (4th in MLB) and have 293 hits.

The Milwaukee pitching staff have allowed 152 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.49 (130 earned runs surrendered). They have yielded 34 long balls and they yield 4.08 runs per 9 innings (13th in MLB). The Brewers have a team WHIP of 1.179 in addition to having a FIP of 3.32 as a team this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.09 (396 strikeouts vs 128 free passes). They rank 5th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 267.

Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 36.5% of 52 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations in addition to 31 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Brewers have 26 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. They are ranked 5th in the league with a save rate of 77.3%, and they have dispatched 122 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Milwaukee has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 22 save chances and they have converted 17 saves.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .982 (22nd in the majors). The Brewers have 315 assists, 24 errors and have earned 1,005 putouts so far this year. In 3,015 innings on the field, the Brewers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 70.0% (18th in MLB).

So far in his career, Lauer has given up 422 base knocks while he has accumulated 416 punch outs in 426 innings. He has surrendered 196 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.354 and having a FIP of 4.3. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.68 and he has gone up against 1,843 opposing hitters in his career. Lauer (24-25 career record) holds a 4.14 earned run average while giving up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-170)

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