Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, June 16, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Colorado (+172) Washington (-210)

The Colorado Rockies (13-55) are traveling to Nationals Park on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (30-38). The moneyline on this contest has the Rockies at +172 while the Nationals are opening at -210. The over/under is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Kyle Freeland and Jake Irvin.

The Rockies have accounted for 108 two-baggers as a unit and have smacked 59 baseballs out of the park. Colorado is slugging .368 and have struck out 648 times, while being walked on 186 occasions. As a unit, the Colorado Rockies are earning 3.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 29th in the league. They have accrued 221 RBI's as well as 503 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate sits at .223. They have racked up 224 runs and have an on-base percentage of .286.

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The Rockies have a team earned run average of 5.63 so far this year (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 457 hitters. Rockies pitchers have yielded 88 long balls and 425 total runs (30th in MLB). They have walked 242 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.81 as a unit on the year. Colorado has surrendered 695 base hits (10.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 370 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.59.

The Rockies bullpen have recorded a save percentage of 50.0% and have entered the game in 46 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 base runners this season with 35.7% of them earned a run for their team. Rockies relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 79 times in addition to having 69 appearances in high leverage situations. The Rockies have dispatched 225 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have a total of 26 holds on the season (30th in baseball). They have accumulated 10 saves on the year and have blown 10 out of their 20 save chances.

The Cleveland Guardians have amassed 1,774 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 664 assists and 56 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .978 which puts them in 29th in the majors, and have earned 67 double plays. The Rockies have transformed 65.5% of balls in play into outs in their 5,322 innings on the field, which has them ranked 30th in MLB.

Freeland (61-81 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.45 while he has gone up against 5,085 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has given up 1,298 base knocks (10.0 hits per 9 innings) and has had 369 free passes. His earned run average is 4.52 (588 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.424. Freeland has taken the hill for 1,170 innings and has accounted for 877 K's in his career.

The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .304 as well as a team batting average of .238 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 519 occasions (25th in baseball) and are sitting with 535 hits. Washington has accumulated 65 home runs on the campaign as well as 268 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .383 and they are scoring 4.15 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have hit 111 doubles, while getting a free base 186 times as well as earning 282 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.375 and have a FIP of 4.17 as a squad this season. They are currently ranked 22nd in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 590. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 340 runs this year while having a team ERA of 4.88 (324 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (535 strikeouts vs 231 walks). They have relinquished 69 home runs and they relinquish 5.13 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 28 save chances and they have walked away with 19 saves. They sit at 8th in MLB holding a save percentage of 67.9%, and they have dispatched 230 relievers onto the field this season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 53 times in high leverage situations in addition to 73 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 41.1% out of their 129 inherited runners. Sitting with 59 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 31 holds and 9 blown saves.

In 5,373 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 68.5% (22nd in the majors). The Washington Nationals have turned 48 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (22nd in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 568 assists, 37 errors and have notched a total of 1,791 putouts for the year.

Irvin (18-24 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.44 earned run average and has allowed 8.5 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.36 and he has faced 1,651 hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 193 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.280 and a FIP of 4.4. During his MLB career, Irvin has given up 370 base knocks while earning 309 punch outs in 391 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+172)

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