Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals 4/16/23 – On Sunday, the Cleveland Guardians 8-6 will head to Nationals Park with hopes of defeating Washington Nationals 4-10. Shane Bieber from Guardians will take to the mound and Patrick Corbin of Nationals will pitch. Bieber has taken the field for 722 innings and recorded 845 strike outs over his pro baseball career. Corbin has given up 1,624, striking out 1 475 times in 1,551 innings pitched. In this matchup, Cleveland Guardians are favorable to win as per the latest MLB betting stats.
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals
Date & Time: Sunday, April 16, 2023 at 1:35 PM ET
Location: Nationals Park Washington, D.C.
TV: MASN
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals 4/16/23 Betting Odds
Guardians
Moneyline: -225
Spread: -1.5 (-135)
Total: 8.5 over (-110)
Nationals
Moneyline: +204
Spread: +1.5 (+115)
Total: 8.5 under (-100)
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Analysis
As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are scoring an average of 4.4 runs per contest – ranking them 19th in the league. So far they’ve amassed 62 runs with an on-base percentage of 0.329; 29 doubles as a squad were hit out of the park; their team batting average sits at 0.233 while they have 55 RBI’s with 113 hits so far this year; their slugging percentage stands at 0.348 while they have been called out on strikes 107 times while taking walks 69 times. The Guardians bullpen have posted an impressive save rate of 66.7 and have come up to save 13 instances during 2018. Guardians bullpen pitchers have taken in 11 base runners this season and 36.4% have crossed the plate. Furthermore, Guardians bullpen pitchers have entered games with runners already present 12 times while making 29 high leverage appearances in tight games. The Guardians have deployed 50 relief pitchers this season. Collectively, these relief pitchers have amassed four holds during the year. Furthermore, there have been 6 saves made so far and three out of nine save opportunities have not been converted successfully. The Cleveland Guardians have recorded 392 putouts this season, along with 125 assists and 8 errors for an overall fielding percentage of 0.985 which places them 19th in baseball and has led them to turn 10 double plays in 1, 176 innings – this ranks them 6th among majors teams.
Washington Nationals have collected six long balls this season with 48 RBIs to go along with 18 two-baggers and 46 walks while scoring 51 runs. Their OBP stands at 0.320 while they boast an batting average of 0.248; their slugging percentage stands at 0.333 and they average 3.64 runs per contest with an average strikeout count of 94 and earned 117 base hits. Washington relievers have come in 13 times when faced with high leverage situations and 15 times with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 34.6% out of their 26 runners inherited. At 25th in the league with a save rate of 50.0% and 45 bullpen pitchers dispatched to play this season. Nationals’ defense has shown an efficiency on defense of 69.5% through 1,098 innings on the field this season, featuring 16 double plays with an outstanding fielding percentage of 0.983. They’ve recorded 145 assists and nine errors while garnering 366 putouts this year.
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Against the Spread
Under is 3-0-1 in Guardians last 4 interleague road games vs. a team with a losing record. Under is 4-0-1 in Bieber’s last 5 starts on grass. Over is 3-0-1 in Guardians last 4 road games vs. a left-handed starter. Under is 4-0-1 in Bieber’s last 5 starts overall. Under is 5-0 in Bieber’s last 5 road starts with the total set at 6.5 or lower.
Under is 3-0-1 in Nationals last 4 overall. Under is 3-0-1 in Nationals last 4 interleague games. Under is 3-0-1 in Nationals last 4 on grass. Over is 3-0-1 in Corbins last 4 starts on grass. Over is 3-0-1 in Corbins last 4 starts overall.
Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Free Pick
Cleveland will send out Shane Bieber, who had an outstanding 2022 season and three quality starts thus far this year, against Washington’s Patrick Corbin, arguably 2022’s worst pitcher who hasn’t done anything to disprove that perception. Barring any catastrophe from Bieber or their bullpen against one of MLB’s weakest offenses, MLB betting lines expect Cleveland’s Guardians to easily cruise to victory.
Free Pick: Cleveland Guardians -1.5 (-135)
