New York Mets vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Mets vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-144) Washington (+120)

Nationals Park is the site where the Washington Nationals (50-74) will attempt to beat the New York Mets (66-58) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this contest has New York at -144 and Washington is coming in at +120. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Kodai Senga and Brad Lord.

New York has a slugging percentage of .415 and have been rung up 1,001 times, while drawing a walk on 426 occasions. They have accrued 539 runs batted in in addition to 1,008 hits so far this year, while their batting average is sitting at .244. The Mets have accumulated 199 doubles as a unit and have knocked 160 balls out of the park. They have a total of 554 runs while having a team OBP of .321. As a team, the New York Mets are knocking in 4.5 runs per game, which ranks them 13th in the league.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.37 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.32. Mets pitchers have surrendered 115 home runs in addition to 518 runs in total (10th in baseball). New York has given up 1,004 base knocks (8.2 per 9 innings) and 462 earned runs. The Mets hold a team ERA of 3.78 on the year (7th in MLB), and they have struck out 1,059 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 446 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 3.93 as a squad this season.

The Mets relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 62.1% and have come into the game in 138 save situations. The relievers have inherited 197 runners this season and 34.5% of them earned a run for their team. Mets bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 133 times and also have had 155 appearances in high leverage situations. The Mets have sent 408 relievers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers are sitting with 80 holds on the campaign (7th in baseball). They have accumulated 36 saves this year and have missed out on 22 out of their 58 save opportunities.

The Minnesota Twins are sitting with 3,300 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 1,118 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .987 which puts them in 12th in MLB, and have a total of 91 double plays. The Mets have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 9,900 innings on the field, which has them ranked 18th in pro baseball.

Senga has taken the ball for 270 frames and is sitting with 306 K's during his pro baseball career. Senga (20-11 career win-loss mark) sits with a FIP of 2.72 while facing 1,128 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.76 (83 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.217. He has surrendered 203 hits (6.8 hits per 9 innings) and has had 126 walks.

The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .388 and they average 4.28 runs per game (20th in the league). They have put up 206 two-baggers, while getting a free base 357 times as well as putting up 531 runs. Washington has 118 HRs on the campaign as well as 512 runs batted in. They have struck out on 970 instances (26th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,018 hits. The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .309 in addition to a batting average of .244 this season.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.442 with a FIP of 4.57 as a staff for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (942 strikeouts against 418 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,153. They have conceded 153 long balls and they concede 5.64 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 682 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.33 (645 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 39 save chances and they have tallied 24 saves. They rank 18th in MLB with a save rate of 61.5%, and they have sent 437 relievers onto the field on the campaign. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 95 times in high leverage situations in addition to 128 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers have an inherited score rate of 40.6% out of their 217 inherited runners. Sitting with 89 save situations, the Nationals have earned 49 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In 9,804 innings played, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (29th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 98 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (20th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 1,064 assists, 68 errors and have earned a total of 3,268 putouts during this campaign.

Lord (3-6 win-loss record in his career) holds a 3.26 earned run average and has surrendered 8.1 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.52 and he has gone up against 374 opposing batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has surrendered a total of 33 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.220 and having a FIP of 3.2. During his MLB career, Lord has given up 82 base knocks while he has tallied 73 strikeouts in 91 frames.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+120)

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