San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

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

The San Diego Padres (52-44) are en route to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (38-58). The line on this matchup has San Diego at -210 and Washington is priced at +172. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Nick Pivetta and MacKenzie Gore.

The Padres have accrued 136 two-baggers as a unit and have hit 83 baseballs out of the park. San Diego is slugging .374 and have been called out on strikes 676 times, while taking a walk on 311 occasions. As a team, the San Diego Padres are knocking in 4.0 runs per game, which is 25th in baseball. They have recorded 358 RBI's in addition to 781 hits this year, and their average at the plate comes in at .246. They have racked up 383 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .315.

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The Padres hold a team earned run average of 3.64 on the campaign (6th in the league), and their staff has struck out 827 hitters. Padres pitchers have surrendered 95 home runs and 376 total runs (6th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 324 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a team this year. San Diego has yielded 727 base hits (7.7 per 9 innings) and also 344 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.55 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.24.

Padres bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 114 times as well as having 140 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 66 holds on the year (5th in baseball). The Padres relievers have a save rate of 75.6% and stepped onto the hill in 113 save situations. They have earned 34 saves this year and have blown 11 of 45 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 159 base runners so far this season with 32.1% of those players ended up scoring. The Padres have sent 340 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 2,550 putouts so far this season, in addition to 724 assists and 48 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .986 which puts them in 20th in baseball, and they have turned 65 double plays. The Padres have converted 71.1% of balls in play into outs in their 7,650 innings on the field, which ranks them 7th in MLB.

Pivetta has taken the mound for 1,138 frames and is sitting with 1,261 punch outs during his MLB career. His earned run average is 4.58 (579 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.288. He has surrendered 1,060 base knocks (8.4 hits per 9 innings) and has had 406 free passes. Pivetta (65-73 mark in his career) holds a FIP of 4.51 and he has faced 4,820 opposing batters in the majors.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for an on-base percentage of .311 as well as a batting average of .245 on the year. They have struck out on 730 occasions (27th in the league) and have totaled 792 hits. Washington has knocked in 94 long balls this year to go along with 400 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .389 and they have an average of 4.34 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have recorded 155 doubles, while getting a free base 280 times and scoring 417 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.406 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.48 as a unit for the season. They are currently ranked 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 866. The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 519 runs over the course of the season while having an ERA of 5.21 (488 earned runs given up). They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (743 strikeouts vs 319 bases on balls). They have given up 118 dingers and they yield 5.54 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

With 71 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 38 holds and also 14 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to enter the contest in 33 save chances and they have recorded 19 saves. Their relievers have come in 74 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on base. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 41.7% out of 175 inherited runners. They sit at 22nd in baseball with a save percentage of 57.6%, and they have dispatched 329 relief pitchers onto the field this season.

The Washington Nationals have turned 70 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (21st in MLB). The Nationals have 808 assists, 49 errors and are sitting with 2,530 putouts for the season. In their 7,590 innings played, the Nationals have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.4% (26th in professional baseball).

During his pro baseball career, Gore has surrendered 468 base knocks while totaling 542 strikeouts in 482 innings pitched. Gore (25-34 win-loss record in his career) has a 3.94 ERA and has conceded 8.7 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 211 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.373 and a FIP of 3.9. His K/BB ratio is 2.79 and he has gone up against 2,075 opposing batters in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+172)

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