Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/7/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cleveland Guardians vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, May 7, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Cleveland (-160) Washington (+132)

The Washington Nationals (16-19) will compete against the Cleveland Guardians (20-14) at Nationals Park on Wednesday. The odds on this game have the Guardians at -160 while the Nationals are sitting at +132. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Logan Allen and Michael Soroka.

Cleveland has a slugging % of .378 and have been called out on strikes 274 times, while taking a walk on 109 occasions. They have compiled 124 runs batted in and 256 hits this season, and their batting average sits at .232. The Guardians have tallied 43 doubles as a team and have smacked 38 balls out of the stadium. They have 131 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .304. As a team, the Cleveland Guardians are recording 3.9 runs per game, which ranks them 21st in the league.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.25 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.42. Guardians pitchers have yielded 40 home runs and 154 runs (19th in the league). Cleveland has relinquished 299 base hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and 140 earned runs. The Guardians are sitting with a team ERA of 4.20 for the year (18th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 283 batters. They have walked 126 opposing players and their FIP is 4.26 as a team over the course of the season.

Guardians relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 29 times and also have had 37 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 32 holds on the year (1st in the league). The Guardians relievers have a save rate of 75.0% and have entered the game in 48 save situations. They have recorded 12 saves so far this year and have missed out on 4 of 16 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 39 base runners over the course of the season and 20.5% of those runners crossed the plate. The Guardians have dispatched 117 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Cincinnati Reds have accumulated 900 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 256 assists and 23 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .980 which has them ranked 25th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 29 double plays. The Guardians have turned 67.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 2,700 innings on the field, which has them sitting 27th in pro baseball.

Allen (16-15 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.51 while he has gone up against 1,108 hitters during his time in the majors. He has conceded 273 base hits (9.7 hits per nine innings) and has had 104 walks. His ERA is 4.58 (129 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.488. Allen has taken the hill for 253 innings and has totaled 220 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

The Nationals have a SLG% of .385 and they average 4.31 runs per outing (15th in baseball). They have 49 doubles, while getting a free base 105 times and earning 151 runs. Washington is sitting with 36 home runs this season and 142 runs batted in. They have struck out on 283 instances (14th in MLB) and are sitting with 280 base hits. The Washington Nationals have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .309 and a batting average of .240 for the year.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.430 in addition to having a FIP of 4.16 as a staff this year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.50 (288 strikeouts vs 128 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 307. They have given up 35 long balls and they give up 5.30 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 179 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 5.09 (172 earned runs given up).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 46.3% of 67 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 26 times in high leverage situations and also on 37 occasions with runners on base. With 33 save situations, the Nationals have earned 17 holds and 5 blown saves. They are currently ranked 14th in the league with a save percentage of 68.8%, and they have sent 117 relievers to the hill on the campaign. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 16 save chances and they have tallied 11 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .988 (8th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 302 assists, 15 errors and have amassed 914 putouts during this campaign. In their 2,742 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (26th in professional baseball).

So far in his career, Soroka has surrendered 301 base knocks while tallying 287 punch outs in 331 innings. Soroka (17-19 career record) has a 3.73 ERA while conceding 8.2 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 137 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.248 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.7. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.56 and he has faced 1,384 opposing hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland (-160)

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