Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/6/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Boston Red Sox vs Washington Nationals
Date: Sunday, July 6, 2025
Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.
TV: MASN
Odds/Point Spread: Boston (-122) Washington (+102)
The Washington Nationals (36-50) will play the Boston Red Sox (43-45) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The line on this contest has Boston at -122 while Washington is priced at +102. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Garrett Crochet and Trevor Williams.


The Red Sox have accounted for 172 two-baggers as a squad and have knocked 107 balls out of the park. Boston is slugging .422 and have been called out on strikes 811 times, while drawing a walk on 292 occasions. As a unit, the Boston Red Sox are scoring 4.8 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 6th in baseball. They have accumulated 402 runs batted in in addition to 760 hits on the campaign, and their average at the plate is .251. They are sitting with 421 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .323.
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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.43 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.33. Red Sox pitchers have conceded 87 long balls and 406 runs in total (23rd in baseball). Boston has surrendered 743 base knocks (8.5 per 9 innings) and 351 earned runs. The Red Sox hold a team earned run average of 4.01 on the season (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 738 hitters. They have walked 304 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.96 as a team over the course of the season.
The Red Sox have dispatched 290 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 120 base runners this year with 33.3% of those players ended up scoring. They have 23 saves so far this season and have blown 18 of 41 save opportunities. The Red Sox relievers have a save percentage of 56.1% and have entered the game in 86 save situations. The relievers have a total of 43 holds over the course of the season (22nd in MLB). Red Sox bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on base 90 times as well as having 113 appearances in high leverage situations.
The Baltimore Orioles are sitting with 2,366 putouts thus far, in addition to 811 assists and 72 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which has them ranked 29th in baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays. The Red Sox have transformed 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 7,098 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 25th in pro baseball.
Crochet has taken the hill for 334 innings and is sitting with 438 K's so far in his MLB career. Crochet (17-23 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 2.92 and he has faced 1,368 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.96 (110 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.116. He has given up 268 hits (7.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 105 free passes.
The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .391 and they have an average of 4.38 runs per game (14th in the league). They have 142 two-baggers, while walking 252 times as well as earning 377 runs. Washington has accumulated 85 long balls for the year as well as 361 runs batted in. They have struck out on 654 occasions (27th in baseball) and have tallied 708 base hits. The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .312 as well as a team batting average of .245 for the season.
The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.393 in addition to having a FIP of 4.47 as a staff for the year. They are currently ranked 27th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 767. The Washington pitching staff have given up 449 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.07 (427 earned runs yielded). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 8.00 (676 strikeouts vs 289 walks). They have given up 106 HR's and they concede 5.33 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).
Washington has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 32 save chances and they have converted 19 saves. They sit at 20th in baseball with a save percentage of 59.4%, and they have dispatched 291 relievers onto the field so far this season. Their relief pitchers have come in 72 times in high leverage situations and on 93 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.2% out of their 161 inherited runners. Sitting with 68 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 36 holds in addition to 13 blown saves.
In their 6,822 innings on the field, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.6% (24th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 63 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (21st in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 717 assists, 44 errors and have amassed 2,274 putouts on the season.
Williams (53-65 career win-loss record) has a 4.46 earned run average and has surrendered 9.5 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.55 and he has faced 4,361 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 500 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.377 and having a FIP of 4.4. In his pro baseball career, Williams has given up 1,065 base hits while he has accumulated 825 strikeouts in 1,008 innings.
Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston (-122)
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