Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Rangers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, June 8, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Texas (+132) Washington (-160)

Nationals Park is where the Washington Nationals (29-33) will meet the Texas Rangers (29-34) on Sunday. The moneyline on this game has Texas at +132 and Washington is coming in at -160. The betting total is set at 8.5. The pitchers who are expected to start are Tyler Mahle and Trevor Williams.

As a squad, the Texas Rangers are putting up 3.4 runs per game, which is 28th in MLB. They have tallied 212 runs and have an on-base percentage of .284. The Rangers have compiled 73 two-baggers as a team and have hit 64 baseballs out of the stadium. They have 207 runs batted in and 451 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average is sitting at .222. Texas has a slugging percentage of .358 and have been called out on strikes 520 times, while drawing a walk on 161 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.76 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.15. Rangers pitchers have given up 54 home runs and 215 runs in total (2nd in baseball). Texas has relinquished 451 base knocks (7.4 per 9 innings) and 194 earned runs. The Rangers hold a team ERA of 3.19 on the season (4th in baseball), and they have rung up 494 batters. They have walked 179 hitters and their FIP is 3.63 as a unit so far this season.

Rangers pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 63 times in addition to having 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have a total of 37 holds for the year (15th in the league). The Rangers bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 63.0% and have come into the game in 67 save situations. They have earned 17 saves for the year and have blown 10 of their 27 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 95 base runners on the campaign with 32.6% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Rangers have sent 192 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Texas Rangers have earned 1,644 putouts thus far, in addition to 557 assists and 24 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 4th in baseball, and have accumulated 46 double plays. The Rangers have converted 72.5% of baseballs in play into outs in their 4,932 innings, which has them sitting at 1st in pro baseball.

Mahle (38-45 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.03 and he has gone up against 3,058 batters in the major leagues. He has allowed 662 hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 261 free passes. His earned run average is 4.09 (327 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.283. Mahle has pitched in 719 innings and has racked up 740 punch outs thus far in his career.

Washington has a total of 61 home runs for the year to go along with 258 RBIs. They have notched 106 doubles, while walking 177 times as well as scoring 271 runs. The Washington Nationals are sitting with a team on-base percentage of .310 as well as a team batting average of .242 this year. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .392 and they are scoring 4.37 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been rung up on 474 occasions (26th in baseball) and have a total of 499 hits.

The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 317 runs this season while holding an ERA of 5.02 (304 earned runs conceded). They have given up 61 homers and they concede 5.23 runs per 9 innings (25th in MLB). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.396 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.13 as a unit for the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.10 (492 strikeouts against 214 free passes). They rank 25th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 547.

Sitting with 53 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 27 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 26 save opportunities and they have recorded 18 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations and also on 68 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 42.1% of 121 inherited runners. They sit at 6th in the league with a save percentage of 69.2%, and they have sent 211 bullpen pitchers to the hill on the year.

In 4,905 innings played, the Nationals are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.0% (23rd in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 43 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .985 (22nd in pro baseball). The Nationals have racked up 525 assists, 33 errors and have a total of 1,635 putouts for the year.

Williams (53-61 career record) has a 4.41 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.54 and he has gone up against 4,252 opposing batters during his career. He has conceded a total of 483 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.367 and having a FIP of 4.3. So far in his pro baseball career, Williams has surrendered 1,029 base hits while accumulating 807 punch outs in 985 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas (+132)

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