Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/6/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-170) Washington (+145)

The Washington Nationals (25-34) will go up against the Arizona Diamondbacks (35-25) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The line on this matchup has Arizona at -170 while Washington is priced at +145. The over/under has been set at 10. The pitchers taking the mound are Tommy Henry and Jake Irvin.

Arizona is slugging .431 and have been called out on strikes 459 times, while drawing a walk on 186 occasions. They have accrued 283 runs batted in in addition to 526 hits this year, and their batting average is .259. The Diamondbacks have tallied 120 doubles as a unit and have hit 68 baseballs out of the park. They have accounted for 297 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are earning 5.0 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 6th in the league.

They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.37 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.34. Diamondbacks pitchers have conceded 69 home runs and 278 total runs (20th in baseball). Arizona has conceded 505 base hits (8.5 per 9 innings) and 256 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.32 this year (18th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 503 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 212 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.35 as a squad for the year.

Diamondbacks relief pitchers have come into the game with players on base 63 times and also have had 60 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 39 holds so far this year (4th in baseball). The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 57.1% and has stepped onto the mound in 68 save situations. They have earned 16 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 12 of their 28 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 94 runners for the year and 31.9% of those players ended up scoring. The Diamondbacks have sent 197 relief pitchers to the hill this year.

The Diamondbacks have converted 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs in their 4,800 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 13th in the majors. The Arizona Diamondbacks have accounted for 1,600 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 543 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .990 which has them sitting 2nd in the majors, and have 46 double plays.

Henry (6-5 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 5.57 while facing 372 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 82 hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has 37 free passes. His earned run average is 4.60 (45 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.352. Henry has thrown 88 frames and has accumulated 61 K's during his career.

Washington has recorded 46 home runs for the year as well as 242 RBIs. They have put up 98 two-baggers, while taking a walk 166 times as well as putting up 253 runs. The Washington Nationals have tallied a team on-base percentage of .329 as well as a team batting average of .265 for the year. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .392 and they score 4.29 runs per game (22nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 414 occasions (30th in MLB) and have notched a total of 534 hits.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 290 runs this season while having an ERA of 4.59 (264 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 81 homers and they surrender 5.05 runs per 9 innings (23rd in MLB). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.458 and have a FIP of 5.02 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.60 (439 strikeouts vs 225 walks). They have a ranking of 26th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 529.

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 31 save chances and they have tallied 17 saves. They rank 25th in MLB with a save rate of 54.8%, and they have dispatched 183 bullpen pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 58 times in high leverage situations in addition to 53 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 37.4% out of 91 inherited runners. Sitting with 62 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 31 holds in addition to 14 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 57 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (26th in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 561 assists, 39 errors and have amassed 1,553 putouts during this campaign. In 4,659 innings played, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 68.7% (18th in baseball).

Irvin (1-3 career record) holds a 5.67 ERA while giving up 9.0 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.29 and he has faced 124 hitters so far in his career. He has given up 17 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.630 and having a FIP of 5.8. During his MLB career, Irvin has surrendered 27 base hits and he has 22 punch outs in 27 innings pitched.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington (+145) and under 10 runs

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