Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/16/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, August 16, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-145) Washington (+125)

The Washington Nationals (48-72) will take on the Philadelphia Phillies (69-51) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Philadelphia at -145 while Washington is priced at +125. The total is 9. The pitchers who are expected to start are Taijuan Walker and Mitchell Parker.

Philadelphia has a slugging % of .415 and have been called out on strikes 972 times, while taking a walk on 396 occasions. They have 533 RBI's and 1,029 hits so far this season, while their batting average is .253. The Phillies have recorded 198 doubles as a unit and have knocked 143 balls out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 556 runs and have an on-base percentage of .324. As a team, the Philadelphia Phillies are notching 4.6 runs per outing, which is 9th in baseball.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.36 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24. Phillies pitchers have surrendered 131 long balls and 476 runs in total (5th in the league). Philadelphia has conceded 994 base knocks (8.4 per 9 innings) and 443 earned runs. The Phillies have a team earned run average of 3.74 so far this season (6th in the league), and they have struck out 1,089 batters. They have walked 324 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.69 as a squad this year.

Phillies pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 75 times in addition to having 120 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have tallied 56 holds so far this year (24th in baseball). The Phillies relievers have accumulated a save rate of 65.3% and have come into the game in 106 save situations. They have compiled 32 saves on the year and have blown 17 out of their 49 save chances. The relievers have inherited 109 base runners on the season with 32.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Phillies have dispatched 366 relievers to the mound for the season.

The Philadelphia Phillies have 3,202 putouts for the season, in addition to 1,039 assists and 45 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .990 which is 3rd in the majors, and have accumulated 76 double plays. The Phillies have transformed 69.2% of balls in play into outs in their 9,606 innings on the field, ranking them 22nd in professional baseball.

Walker (76-68 career win-loss record) holds a FIP of 4.08 and he has faced 5,250 opposing hitters in the majors. He has conceded 1,163 base knocks (8.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 418 free passes. His ERA is 4.14 (570 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.276. Walker has taken the hill for 1,239 innings and is sitting with 1,064 strikeouts so far in his career.

Washington has compiled 115 home runs for the season to go along with 496 runs batted in. They have hit 197 doubles, while getting a free base 347 times as well as putting up 515 runs. The Washington Nationals hold an OBP of .309 in addition to a team batting average of .244 on the season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .388 and they are recording 4.29 runs per outing (20th in baseball). They have struck out on 939 instances (26th in MLB) and have earned a total of 986 base hits.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.447 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.58 as a pitching staff so far this season. They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 1,117. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 663 runs on the year while having an ERA of 5.36 (627 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.80 (912 strikeouts vs 407 bases on balls). They have relinquished 149 HR's and they surrender 5.67 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

With 86 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 48 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 37 save chances and they have converted 22 saves. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations in addition to 124 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 40.1% of 212 inherited runners. They rank 21st in the league holding a save percentage of 59.5%, and they have sent 422 bullpen pitchers onto the diamond so far this year.

The Washington Nationals have turned 95 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (21st in baseball). The Nationals have accrued 1,029 assists, 63 errors and are sitting with 3,160 putouts so far this year. Out of their 9,480 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.7% (29th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Parker has surrendered 292 base hits while tallying 217 punch outs in 279 innings. He has given up a total of 151 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.376 and a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and he has gone up against 1,213 batters so far in his career. Parker (14-23 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.87 ERA while conceding 9.4 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+125)

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