Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/14/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, April 14, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-155) Washington (+135)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (4-9) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (7-6) on Friday. The moneyline on this contest has the Guardians at -155 while the Nationals are priced at +135. The betting total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Cal Quantrill and Trevor Williams.

As a unit, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring 4.5 runs per contest, which ranks them 18th in MLB. They have 58 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .327. The Guardians have compiled 26 two-baggers as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 52 RBI's and 106 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate sits at .235. Cleveland is slugging .345 and have struck out 101 times, while taking a walk on 63 occasions.

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The Guardians have a team earned run average of 4.16 on the season (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 112 hitters. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 2.95 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Guardians pitchers have surrendered 11 long balls and 62 runs (19th in baseball). They have walked 38 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.77 as a team for the season.

Guardians relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 12 times in addition to having 26 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 3 holds over the course of the season (24th in the league). The Guardians bullpen have earned a save rate of 62.5% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. They have recorded 5 saves on the year and have blown 3 of their 8 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 11 base runners this year and 36.4% of those runners crossed home plate. The Guardians have sent 47 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Guardians have converted 70.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,095 innings, ranking them 8th in pro baseball. The Cleveland Guardians have accounted for 365 putouts so far this season, in addition to 119 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 15th in pro baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Quantrill has taken the mound for 480 innings and has totaled 375 K's in his career. Quantrill (31-17 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.13 and he has faced 2,011 opposing batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 3.60 (192 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.232. He has conceded 459 base knocks (8.6 hits per nine innings) with 133 free passes.

The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .324 and a team batting average of .253 for the season. They have been rung up on 87 occasions (29th in the league) and have earned a total of 110 hits. Washington has compiled 5 long balls over the course of the season as well as 46 runs batted in. The Nationals have a SLG% of .336 and they are earning 3.69 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have hit 17 two-baggers, while taking a walk 43 times and putting up 48 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.416 in addition to having a FIP of 5.27 as a squad for the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 2.05 (90 strikeouts against 44 free passes). They are currently ranked 26th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 116. They have surrendered 19 HR's and they surrender 5.26 runs per 9 innings (22nd in the league). The Washington pitching staff have given up 66 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.94 (62 earned runs conceded).

With 14 save situations, the Nationals have 9 holds and also 2 blown saves. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 5 save opportunities and they have walked away with 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 11 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 33.3% of 21 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 42 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this season.

In 1,017 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.2% (13th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 15 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (21st in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 133 assists, 8 errors and have earned a total of 339 putouts on the season.

Williams (39-45 record in his career) holds a 4.27 earned run average while conceding 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and he has gone up against 3,112 batters in his career. He has allowed a total of 344 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.341 and a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Williams has conceded 741 base hits while he has earned 597 K's in 725 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (+135) and under 8.5 runs

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