Washington Nationals vs New York Mets Prediction, 6/12/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Mets

Date: Thursday, June 12, 2025

Location: Citi Field in Queens, NY

TV: Sportsnet New York

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+120) New York (-144)

The Washington Nationals (30-36) are on their way to Citi Field on Thursday where they will try to defeat the New York Mets (43-24). The odds on this game have the Nationals at +120 and the Mets are sitting at -144. The total has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Michael Soroka and Kodai Senga.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.2 runs per game, which is 18th in the league. They have earned 279 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .306. The Nationals have accrued 110 doubles as a unit and have hit 65 balls out of the park. They have compiled 266 RBI's and 522 hits over the course of the season, while their batting average sits at .239. Washington has a slugging percentage of .388 and have struck out 507 times, while taking a walk on 184 occasions.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 4.88 so far this year (26th in the league), and their staff has struck out 524 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 64 home runs and also 331 runs in total (25th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 222 batters and their FIP is 4.07 as a unit so far this season. Washington has relinquished 576 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) in addition to 315 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.36 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.37.

The Nationals relief pitchers have a save percentage of 67.9% and have stepped onto the mound in 59 save situations. The relievers have inherited 129 runners this season with 41.1% of those players crossed the plate. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 73 times and also have had 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have sent 226 relievers to the hill this year. The relief pitchers have a total of 31 holds on the campaign (27th in baseball). They have accumulated 19 saves for the year and have blown 9 out of their 28 chances to get a save.

The Washington Nationals have amassed 1,743 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 555 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 20th in the majors, and have a total of 46 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 68.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of 5,229 innings on the diamond, ranking them 23rd in pro baseball.

Soroka (20-21 career record) has a FIP of 3.74 while he has faced 1,516 opposing hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 330 base knocks (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 118 free passes. His ERA is 3.79 (153 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.234. Soroka has pitched in 363 innings and has tallied 319 strikeouts in his career.

New York has accumulated 84 home runs on the season to go along with 301 RBIs. They have hit 113 doubles, while taking a walk 244 times and scoring 310 runs. The New York Mets are sitting with an on-base percentage of .331 as well as a batting average of .249 this season. The Mets hold a team SLG% of .423 and they score 4.63 runs per game (8th in MLB). They have struck out on 517 occasions (23rd in MLB) and are sitting with 558 base hits.

The Mets are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.236 in addition to having a FIP of 3.43 as a team for the year. They rank 6th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 502. The New York pitching staff have surrendered 221 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 2.86 (190 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.00 (601 strikeouts against 237 bases on balls). They have yielded 48 dingers and they allow 3.33 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball).

With 83 save situations, the Mets have 50 holds in addition to 12 blown saves. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 33 save chances and they have tallied 21 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 65 occasions with runners on base. New York relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 24.2% of 95 inherited base runners. They rank 15th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.6%, and they have sent 210 relief pitchers to the mound this season.

Out of their 5,385 innings on the diamond, the Mets have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (14th in baseball). The New York Mets have turned 55 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .987 (15th in MLB). The Mets have racked up 595 assists, 32 errors and have a total of 1,795 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Senga has given up 178 hits while totaling 276 strikeouts in 239 innings pitched. Senga (19-10 win-loss record in his career) holds a 2.60 earned run average and has allowed 6.7 hits per nine innings. He has given up a total of 69 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.196 and being the owner of a FIP of 2.6. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 988 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York (-144) and under 8 runs

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