Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/19/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Saturday, April 19, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (3-15) will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (7-11) on Saturday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Nationals at -145 and the Rockies are at +125. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound are Brad Lord and Kyle Freeland.

The Nationals have accumulated 24 doubles as a unit and have hit 19 baseballs out of the park. Washington is slugging .375 and have struck out 142 times, while drawing a walk on 61 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.3 runs/g, which ranks them 15th in the league. They have accrued 75 runs batted in and 133 base knocks for the year, while their batting average sits at .229. They have notched a total of 77 runs while holding a team OBP of .306.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.01 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.54. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 19 long balls and also 96 runs in total (28th in the league). Washington has allowed 170 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) and also 91 earned runs. The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.25 this season (29th in baseball), and they have rung up 141 batters. They have walked 70 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.30 as a team on the year.

Nationals pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 22 times as well as having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have 9 holds so far this season (22nd in MLB). The Nationals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 75.0% and has come into the game in 17 save situations. They have accumulated 6 saves so far this year and have blown 2 of their 8 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 39 base runners so far this year with 46.2% of those players crossed the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 62 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

The Washington Nationals have accounted for 468 putouts on the year, as well as 162 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .984 which has them sitting 18th in pro baseball, and have 13 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 65.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 1,404 innings, which has them sitting 28th in baseball.

Lord has pitched in 9 innings and has 5 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 4.95 (5 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.978. He has given up 11 hits (10.9 hits per 9 innings) with 7 free passes. Lord (0-1 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.87 and he has gone up against 42 opposing hitters during his time in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have an OBP of .285 in addition to a batting average of .220 so far this year. They have been called out on strikes on 195 instances (2nd in baseball) and have accounted for 132 hits. Colorado is sitting with 12 home runs for the year as well as 51 runs batted in. The Rockies have a team SLG% of .344 and they average 2.89 runs per contest (30th in baseball). They have hit 34 two-baggers, while getting a free base 48 times and racking up 52 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.588 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.11 as a unit for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.00 (119 strikeouts vs 68 free passes). They have a ranking of 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 175. They have yielded 26 homers and they surrender 6.06 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have allowed 103 runs so far this season and come in with a team ERA of 5.29 (90 earned runs surrendered).

Colorado has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 6 save chances and they have earned 2 saves. They are currently ranked 28th in the league with a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 62 relievers onto the diamond so far this year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 16 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on. Colorado relievers have an inherited score percentage of 29.2% out of 48 inherited runners. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Rockies have recorded 6 holds and also 4 blown saves.

The Colorado Rockies have gotten 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (29th in pro baseball). The Rockies have recorded 184 assists, 16 errors and have a tally of 459 putouts so far this season. Out of their 1,377 innings on the diamond, the Rockies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 65.9% (29th in the majors).

So far in his career, Freeland has allowed 1,228 hits and he has 837 strikeouts in 1,121 frames. Freeland (60-76 career record) holds a 4.49 earned run average and has given up 9.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 559 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.413 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.35 and he has faced 4,857 hitters thus far in his career.

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

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

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