Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/22/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, September 22, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-258) Washington (+210)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (68-85) will take on the Atlanta Braves (97-55) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Atlanta at -258 and Washington is priced at +210. The betting total comes in at 9.5. The expected starting pitchers are Charlie Morton and Patrick Corbin.

Atlanta has a slugging rate of .500 and have been called out on strikes 1,204 times, while drawing a walk on 503 occasions. They have recorded 852 RBI's in addition to 1,437 hits over the course of the season, and their team batting average is .274. The Braves have tallied 269 doubles as a unit and have hit 291 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 880 runs and have an on-base percentage of .342. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are notching 5.8 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.87 and their pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.29. Braves pitchers have relinquished 177 long balls in addition to 662 runs (10th in MLB). Atlanta has conceded 1,239 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) and 611 earned runs. The Braves hold a team ERA of 4.07 this year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 1,439 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 501 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.09 as a unit on the campaign.

The Braves relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 67.6% and has entered the game in 166 save situations. The relievers have inherited 179 base runners on the season and 30.2% of them earned a run for their team. Braves relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 122 times in addition to having 160 appearances in high leverage situations. The Braves have sent 497 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. The relief pitchers have earned 94 holds this year (6th in MLB). They have accumulated 48 saves this year and have blown 23 out of their 71 save chances.

The Braves have transformed 68.6% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,150 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 20th in pro baseball. The Atlanta Braves have a total of 4,050 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 1,239 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them ranked 16th in baseball, and have 130 double plays.

Morton has thrown 1,959 innings and has 1,879 punch outs in his career. Morton (130-113 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.77 while he has faced 8,395 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.00 (871 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.305. He has allowed 1,837 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 720 walks.

Washington has a total of 143 HRs so far this season as well as 626 runs batted in. They have put up 261 doubles, while getting a free base 397 times as well as recording 659 runs. The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .313 as well as a team batting average of .253 this year. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .395 and they are recording 4.31 runs per game (22nd in the league). They have struck out on 1,082 occasions (29th in baseball) and have totaled 1,317 base hits.

The Washington pitching staff have yielded 790 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.95 (742 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 232 dingers and they relinquish 5.27 runs per 9 innings (26th in the league). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.460 with a FIP of 5.16 as a team for the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.70 (1,149 strikeouts against 557 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,414.

Washington has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 66 save chances and they have converted 40 saves. They are ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.6%, and they have sent 491 relief pitchers to the hill for the season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 153 times in high leverage situations in addition to 140 occasions with base runners. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 34.2% out of 222 inherited runners. With 138 save situations, the Nationals have 72 holds in addition to 26 blown saves.

Out of their 12,153 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.5% (21st in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 152 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 1,435 assists, 84 errors and have notched a total of 4,051 putouts so far this year.

During his career, Corbin has conceded 1,799 base knocks while he has earned 1,587 punch outs in 1,708 frames. He has surrendered 831 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.357 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.1. His strikeout to walk ratio is 3.05 and he has gone up against 7,340 opposing batters in his pro baseball career. Corbin (97-116 career record) has earned a 4.38 ERA while allowing 9.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+210)

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