Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/1/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-150) Washington (+125)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (44-64) will go up against the Milwaukee Brewers (64-44) on Friday. The moneyline on this game has Milwaukee at -150 while Washington is at +125. The total comes in at 8. The expected starting pitchers will be Jose Quintana and Mitchell Parker.

As a team, the Milwaukee Brewers are knocking in 4.8 runs per game, which puts them at 7th in MLB. They have 517 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .324. The Brewers have accounted for 160 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. They have accumulated 483 RBI's and 910 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average is .251. Milwaukee is slugging .387 and have struck out 860 times, while taking a walk on 363 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.61 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.24. Brewers pitchers have given up 115 home runs and 422 runs in total (5th in the league). Milwaukee has relinquished 833 hits (7.8 per 9 innings) and 387 earned runs. The Brewers have a team ERA of 3.63 on the campaign (5th in the league), and the staff has struck out 937 hitters. They have walked 359 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team this season.

The Brewers relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 71.4% and stepped onto the hill in 120 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 151 runners over the course of the season and 31.8% of those players crossed home plate. Brewers bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 99 times as well as having 121 appearances in high leverage situations. The Brewers have dispatched 373 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relief pitchers have tallied 75 holds on the year (4th in MLB). They have accumulated 30 saves so far this season and have blown 12 of 42 save opportunities.

The Brewers have converted 70.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,643 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 9th in baseball. The Miami Marlins have earned 2,881 putouts this season, as well as 866 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .986 which has them sitting 15th in the majors, and have a total of 76 double plays.

Quintana (109-107 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.68 while he has gone up against 8,605 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has surrendered 2,000 base hits (8.8 hits per nine innings) with 624 walks. His earned run average is 3.73 (851 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.279. Quintana has taken the mound for 2,051 innings and has 1,782 strikeouts in his pro baseball career.

The Nationals hold a team slugging % of .387 and they are earning 4.29 runs per game (19th in MLB). They have 175 doubles, while walking 314 times as well as notching 463 runs. Washington has compiled 104 home runs so far this year to go along with 444 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 847 occasions (24th in MLB) and have 884 hits. The Washington Nationals have recorded a team on-base percentage of .310 and a batting average of .244 this season.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.402 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.44 as a team over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (815 strikeouts against 357 bases on balls). They rank 27th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 972. They have given up 126 homers and they allow 5.44 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have allowed 573 runs this year while holding an ERA of 5.14 (541 earned runs yielded).

With 80 save situations, the Nationals have 44 holds and 14 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to take the mound in 35 save opportunities and they have converted 21 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 112 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 39.9% of 193 inherited base runners. They sit at 19th in the league with a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have sent 376 relief pitchers to the mound on the year.

In their 8,535 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (28th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 83 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in baseball). The Nationals have recorded 918 assists, 54 errors and have notched a total of 2,845 putouts this year.

During his career, Parker has allowed 272 base hits while tallying 207 punch outs in 264 frames. Parker (14-20 win-loss mark in his career) has earned a 4.56 ERA and has surrendered 9.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 134 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.351 and having a FIP of 4.5. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.44 and he has faced 1,144 hitters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Milwaukee (-150)

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