Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/30/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tampa Bay Rays vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

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

The Washington Nationals (53-80) are welcoming the Tampa Bay Rays (64-69) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have the Rays at -145 while the Nationals are at +125. The total has been set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Ryan Pepiot and Jake Irvin.

The Rays have hit 202 doubles as a team and have knocked 149 balls out of the park. Tampa Bay has a slugging percentage of .401 and have struck out 1,138 times, while taking a walk on 386 occasions. As a unit, the Tampa Bay Rays are recording 4.5 runs per contest, which has them at 13th in the league. They have earned 564 runs batted in as well as 1,129 base knocks this season, while their team batting average is at .251. They have notched a total of 596 runs and hold an OBP of .314.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.02 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.21. Rays pitchers have allowed 177 home runs and 558 runs in total (12th in MLB). Tampa Bay has relinquished 1,047 base knocks (8.0 per 9 innings) and 518 earned runs. The Rays have an earned run average of 3.96 this year (15th in MLB), and they have rung up 1,142 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 378 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.24 as a team on the year.

The Rays have dispatched 418 relievers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 135 runners for the year and 32.6% of them crossed the plate. They have accumulated 28 saves so far this year and have not converted 22 out of their 50 save chances. The Rays bullpen have a save rate of 56.0% and have come into the game in 124 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 73 holds this season (16th in the league). Rays bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 93 times as well as having 124 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Rays have converted 71.0% of balls hit into play into outs out of 10,596 innings on the field, which has them ranked 5th in baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays have accumulated 3,532 putouts this year, in addition to 1,178 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .987 which has them ranked 11th in professional baseball, and have 122 double plays.

Pepiot (22-19 win-loss record in his career) has a FIP of 3.46 and he has gone up against 1,476 hitters in the major leagues. He has allowed 281 hits (7.0 hits per nine innings) with 132 walks. His ERA is 3.51 (141 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.144. Pepiot has pitched in 361 innings and has 371 strikeouts thus far in his career.

The Washington Nationals have recorded a team OBP of .309 and a team batting average of .243 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 1,062 instances (22nd in the league) and have 1,084 base hits. Washington is sitting with 126 HRs on the campaign as well as 543 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .387 and they average 4.25 runs per game (21st in the league). They have recorded 219 two-baggers, while taking a walk 382 times and putting up 565 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.451 in addition to having a FIP of 4.70 as a squad over the course of the season. They rank 29th in MLB as a staff in total hits conceded with 1,234. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 736 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.38 (697 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.80 (1,014 strikeouts against 456 bases on balls). They have conceded 174 homers and they give up 5.69 runs per 9 innings (29th in the league).

Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the contest in 41 save opportunities and they have converted 26 saves. They are ranked 13th in the league holding a save rate of 63.4%, and they have dispatched 469 relievers to the mound on the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations in addition to 132 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 39.7% out of their 224 inherited base runners. Sitting with 97 save situations, the Nationals have earned 55 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have turned 103 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (20th in pro baseball). The Nationals have 1,129 assists, 71 errors and have a total of 3,496 putouts for the year. In their 10,488 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (29th in baseball).

During his MLB career, Irvin has surrendered 451 base hits and he has 354 punch outs in 456 innings. Irvin (21-30 career record) holds a 4.79 earned run average and has conceded 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has allowed 243 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.335 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.24 and he has gone up against 1,950 batters in his MLB career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+125)

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