Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins Prediction, 7/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Minnesota Twins

Date: Saturday, July 26, 2025

Location: Target Field in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Twins.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+150) Minnesota (-182)

The Minnesota Twins (49-53) host the Washington Nationals (41-61) at Target Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +150 while the Twins open at -182. The over/under is set at 9. The starting pitchers are Mitchell Parker and Joe Ryan.

Washington is slugging .389 and have been called out on strikes 779 times, while drawing a walk on 296 occasions. They have compiled 422 RBI's and 839 base knocks for the season, while their team batting average is .245. The Nationals have recorded 168 doubles as a squad and have hit 99 baseballs out of the stadium. They have notched a total of 440 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .311. As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 17th in MLB.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 5.20 for the year (28th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 777 batters. Nationals pitchers have given up 121 long balls and 550 runs in total (28th in the league). They have walked 342 batters and their FIP comes in at 4.47 as a unit over the course of the season. Washington has yielded 923 base knocks (9.3 per 9 innings) as well as 518 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.41.

The Nationals relievers have accumulated a save rate of 58.8% and have come into the game in 76 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 185 runners on the year with 40.5% of those runners earned a run for their team. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 108 times in addition to having 79 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 356 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The bullpen have a total of 41 holds on the season (29th in MLB). They have 20 saves so far this year and have blown 14 of their 34 save opportunities.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with 2,692 putouts on the campaign, as well as 866 assists and 51 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .986 which has them ranked 18th in professional baseball, and they have turned 76 double plays. The Nationals have turned 68.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,076 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 27th in MLB.

Parker has taken the mound for 259 innings and has totaled 203 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. Parker (13-20 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.52 and he has faced 1,119 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. His earned run average is 4.59 (132 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.344. He has allowed 264 hits (9.2 hits per nine innings) and has 84 walks.

The Twins hold a team slugging % of .401 and they are scoring 4.25 runs per game (19th in the league). They have hit 162 doubles, while getting a free base 302 times and earning 434 runs. Minnesota has accounted for 120 long balls on the year and 415 runs batted in. They have struck out on 847 instances (17th in the league) and have 824 base knocks. The Minnesota Twins have earned a team on-base percentage of .312 as well as a batting average of .241 on the campaign.

The Minnesota pitching staff have surrendered 443 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 4.17 (414 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 111 homers and they give up 4.46 runs per 9 innings (20th in MLB). The Twins hold a team WHIP of 1.261 and have a FIP of 3.80 as a staff this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (866 strikeouts against 265 free passes). They rank 21st in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 861.

Minnesota has called on relief pitchers to step onto the hill in 34 save chances and they have tallied 19 saves. They are ranked 25th in MLB with a save percentage of 55.9%, and they have dispatched 350 bullpen pitchers to the mound on the campaign. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 123 times in high leverage situations and on 73 occasions with runners on base. Minnesota relievers have an inherited score rate of 35.6% out of their 104 inherited base runners. Sitting with 107 save situations, the Twins have recorded 71 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

In 8,043 innings played, the Twins hold a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (23rd in pro baseball). The Minnesota Twins have gotten 52 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in professional baseball). The Twins have 749 assists, 48 errors and have notched a total of 2,681 putouts this season.

Ryan (43-30 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.67 earned run average while giving up 7.3 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.98 and he has faced 2,366 opposing hitters during his career. He has conceded a total of 239 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.041 and a FIP of 3.6. In his MLB career, Ryan has given up 478 base hits while he has earned 657 K's in 586 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+150)

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