Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/2/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Miami Marlins vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, September 2, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

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

The Washington Nationals (53-83) will try to defeat the Miami Marlins (64-72) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Marlins at -210 and the Nationals are coming in at +172. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Adam Mazur and Mitchell Parker.

Miami has a slugging % of .395 and have struck out 1,066 times, while drawing a walk on 407 occasions. They have accrued 565 runs batted in as well as 1,168 hits so far this season, while their team batting average is sitting at .251. The Marlins have recorded 227 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 130 baseballs out of the park. They have notched a total of 594 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .315. As a squad, the Miami Marlins are recording 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 16th in the league.

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They have a K/BB ratio of 2.48 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Marlins pitchers have given up 160 home runs and 681 runs (26th in baseball). Miami has given up 1,157 base knocks (8.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 631 earned runs. The Marlins hold a team earned run average of 4.70 over the course of the season (26th in baseball), and they have struck out 1,070 batters. They have walked 432 opposing players and their FIP is 4.30 as a team so far this year.

The Marlins relief pitchers have accumulated a save rate of 63.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 128 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 155 runners on the campaign and 32.9% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Marlins pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 106 times as well as having 147 appearances in high leverage situations. The Marlins have dispatched 423 relievers to the mound on the season. The relief pitchers have 73 holds on the year (17th in baseball). They have accumulated 34 saves for the year and have missed out on 20 of their 54 chances to save the game.

The Marlins have transformed 69.9% of balls in play into outs in their 10,866 innings, which has them sitting at 15th in the majors. The Los Angeles Dodgers have a tally of 3,622 putouts this year, as well as 1,168 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which is 16th in pro baseball, and have earned 92 double plays.

Mazur has taken the ball for 42 innings and has earned 29 punch outs in his pro baseball career. Mazur (1-4 career record) has earned a FIP of 7.11 and he has gone up against 203 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 7.22 (34 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.769. He has given up 49 hits (10.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 26 free passes.

The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .386 and they average 4.20 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have tallied 222 two-baggers, while walking 391 times as well as racking up 567 runs. Washington has accounted for 126 home runs so far this year to go along with 545 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,083 occasions (23rd in the league) and have notched a total of 1,100 base hits. The Washington Nationals have earned an on-base percentage of .309 and a team batting average of .243 for the season.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 744 runs for the year while having a team ERA of 5.36 (705 earned runs yielded). They have given up 178 HR's and they surrender 5.66 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.443 with a FIP of 4.69 as a squad over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.80 (1,031 strikeouts against 460 walks). They are currently ranked 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,247.

Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 41 save opportunities and they have recorded 26 saves. They sit at 13th in baseball with a save rate of 63.4%, and they have dispatched 476 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the year. Their relief pitchers have come in 101 times in high leverage situations and on 133 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.4% of 226 inherited base runners. With 97 save situations, the Nationals have earned 55 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

Out of their 10,650 innings on the diamond, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (29th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 104 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (20th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 1,151 assists, 71 errors and have accounted for 3,550 putouts for the year.

Parker (14-25 career record) has a 5.09 ERA and has given up 9.5 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.36 and he has faced 1,273 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 165 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.384 and a FIP of 5.0. In his MLB career, Parker has surrendered 308 base knocks while tallying 227 punch outs in 292 innings pitched.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-210)

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