Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers Prediction, 5/22/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Milwaukee Brewers

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Location: American Family Field in Milwaukee, WI

TV: Bally Sports Wisconsin

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+170) Milwaukee (-200)

The Milwaukee Brewers (25-14) will try to beat the Washington Nationals (13-27) at American Family Field on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Nationals at +170 while the Brewers are at -200. The total has been set at 8.5. The men taking the mound will be Anibal Sanchez and Freddy Peralta.

The Nationals have recorded 63 doubles as a squad and have smacked 26 balls out of the park. Washington has a slugging percentage of .358 and have been rung up 297 times, while drawing a walk on 118 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.0 runs per contest, which puts them at 21st in MLB. They have accumulated 150 RBI's as well as 331 base knocks this year, while their batting average is sitting at .248. They have 158 runs scored and have an OBP of .314.

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The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.00 on the season (28th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 319 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 153 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.41 as a team this season. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.08 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.46. Nationals pitchers have given up 44 home runs in addition to 210 runs in total (29th in the league).

Nationals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 45 times in addition to having 25 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have recorded 14 holds for the year (27th in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and has come into the game in 22 save situations. They have tallied 4 saves this year and have blown 4 of their 8 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 81 runners for the year with 37.0% of those runners crossed the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 156 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Nationals have turned 67.1% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,147 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 28th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 1,049 putouts this season, as well as 361 assists and 32 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .978 which ranks 28th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 29 double plays.

Sanchez has taken the mound for 1,948 innings and has earned 1,726 K's during his MLB career. Sanchez (112-113 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 3.94 and he has faced 8,315 opposing batters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.05 (877 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.313. He has surrendered 1,905 hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) and has had 653 free passes.

Milwaukee has knocked in 52 home runs on the season to go along with 178 runs batted in. They have tallied 62 two-baggers, while taking a walk 135 times as well as scoring 186 runs. The Milwaukee Brewers have a team OBP of .313 and a team batting average of .235 this season. The Brewers hold a slugging % of .412 and they score 4.77 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 353 occasions (5th in baseball) and have totaled 302 base knocks.

The Brewers hold a team WHIP of 1.166 with a FIP of 3.27 as a pitching staff this year. They come in at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 273. The Milwaukee pitching staff have relinquished 152 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 3.40 (130 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 3.16 (404 strikeouts against 128 bases on balls). They have yielded 34 dingers and they concede 3.98 runs per 9 innings (10th in baseball).

Sitting with 49 save situations, the Brewers have accumulated 27 holds in addition to 5 blown saves. Milwaukee has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 22 save chances and they have earned 17 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 45 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with runners on. Milwaukee relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 36.5% out of their 52 inherited base runners. They are ranked 3rd in the league with a save rate of 77.3%, and they have sent 124 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

The Milwaukee Brewers have turned 20 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Brewers have racked up 327 assists, 24 errors and have amassed 1,032 putouts on the season. In their 3,096 innings played, the Brewers have a defensive efficiency of 70.1% (17th in the majors).

Peralta (29-14 record in his career) is the owner of a 3.84 ERA and has given up 6.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.19 and he has gone up against 1,556 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has given up 159 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.143 and having a FIP of 3.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Peralta has allowed 269 hits while accumulating 501 strikeouts in 372 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-200)

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