Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 9/22/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Monday, September 22, 2025

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network South

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+102) Atlanta (-122)

Truist Park is the location where the Atlanta Braves (70-83) will meet the Washington Nationals (62-91) on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Washington at +102 while Atlanta is sitting at -122. The betting total comes in at 9. The starting pitchers will be Jake Irvin and Chris Sale.

Washington has a slugging % of .386 and have been rung up 1,253 times, while drawing a walk on 425 occasions. They have amassed 621 RBI's and 1,244 hits so far this season, and their batting average is at .243. The Nationals have tallied 249 two-baggers as a team and have smacked 143 balls out of the park. They have earned 647 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 24th in the league.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.33 on the year (29th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 1,166 batters. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 198 long balls in addition to 842 runs (29th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 533 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.70 as a team on the season. Washington has surrendered 1,401 base hits (9.4 per 9 innings) in addition to 796 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.19 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44.

The Nationals have dispatched 545 relievers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 254 runners so far this year with 40.2% of those runners crossed the plate. They have accumulated 33 saves this year and have not converted 18 of 51 chances to save the game. The Nationals relievers have a save rate of 64.7% and have come into the game in 121 save situations. The relievers are sitting with 69 holds for the season (25th in MLB). Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 151 times in addition to having 123 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 68.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 12,090 innings, which has them ranked 28th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have amassed 4,030 putouts on the year, in addition to 1,318 assists and 85 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .984 which puts them in 22nd in baseball, and they have turned 125 double plays.

Irvin (21-34 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.88 while he has faced 2,040 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 474 hits (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 165 free passes. His ERA is 4.95 (262 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.341. Irvin has thrown 476 innings and has earned 368 strikeouts in his career.

Atlanta has 173 long balls over the course of the season as well as 655 RBIs. They have recorded 232 doubles, while walking 531 times as well as scoring 677 runs. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for a team on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .245 for the season. The Braves hold a team slugging percentage of .396 and they score 4.42 runs per outing (16th in baseball). They have struck out on 1,298 occasions (13th in the league) and are sitting with 1,275 base knocks.

The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 702 runs so far this year while having a team ERA of 4.40 (664 earned runs relinquished). They have surrendered 184 homers and they surrender 4.66 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Braves hold a team WHIP of 1.308 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.21 as a pitching staff on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.80 (1,334 strikeouts against 505 walks). They come in at 18th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 1,270.

Sitting with 115 save situations, the Braves have accrued 65 holds and 20 blown saves. Atlanta has called on relievers to enter the game in 50 save opportunities and they have earned 30 saves. Their relievers have come in 160 times in high leverage situations and on 154 occasions with base runners. Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 39.2% out of 209 inherited base runners. They sit at 21st in MLB holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 490 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 99 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (2nd in pro baseball). The Braves have 1,294 assists, 53 errors and have notched a total of 4,071 putouts for the year. In their 12,213 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 69.8% (19th in professional baseball).

In his MLB career, Sale has surrendered 1,685 base hits and he has 2,564 K's in 2,073 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 691 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.046 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.0. His strikeout to walk ratio is 5.31 and he has gone up against 8,344 opposing hitters during his career. Sale (143-88 career mark) is the owner of a 3.00 ERA while allowing 7.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+102)

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