Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees

Date: Monday, August 25, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

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

The Washington Nationals (52-75) are headed to Yankee Stadium on Monday where they will take on the New York Yankees (69-58). The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +102 and the Yankees open at -122. The betting total is set at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Brad Lord and Cam Schlittler.

Washington is slugging .388 and have struck out 999 times, while drawing a walk on 364 occasions. They have 526 runs batted in in addition to 1,039 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .244. The Nationals have accumulated 210 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 120 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 546 runs and hold an OBP of .309. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 20th in MLB.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.32 this season (29th in MLB), and they have struck out 964 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 160 long balls and 697 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 431 opposing batters and their FIP is 4.61 as a squad for the season. Washington has conceded 1,180 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) and 660 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.24 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.44.

Nationals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 131 times as well as having 99 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have accumulated 55 holds so far this season (27th in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 63.4% and have stepped onto the mound in 97 save situations. They have 26 saves so far this year and have blown 15 of their 41 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 221 runners on the season with 39.8% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Nationals have dispatched 449 relief pitchers to the hill on the season.

The Nationals have transformed 67.8% of balls hit into play into outs in their 10,047 innings, which ranks them 29th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 3,349 putouts this year, in addition to 1,097 assists and 68 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which has them ranked 20th in pro baseball, and have earned 102 double plays.

Lord has taken the hill for 96 innings and has 77 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.47 (37 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.249. He has given up 89 base hits (8.3 hits per nine innings) and has 31 free passes. Lord (4-6 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 3.41 and he has faced 397 opposing batters during his time in the majors.

New York is sitting with 210 long balls for the year and 633 RBIs. They have tallied 204 doubles, while taking a walk 493 times and recording 658 runs. The New York Yankees have an OBP of .331 as well as a batting average of .251 so far this year. The Yankees have a SLG% of .453 and they average 5.18 runs per game (2nd in MLB). They have been rung up on 1,110 instances (6th in baseball) and have earned a total of 1,083 hits.

The Yankees hold a team WHIP of 1.257 and have a FIP of 4.05 as a team on the year. They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 972. The New York pitching staff have yielded 550 runs on the season while having an ERA of 4.00 (500 earned runs conceded). They currently have a K/BB ratio of 9.00 (1,131 strikeouts against 444 free passes). They have allowed 142 home runs and they allow 4.40 runs per 9 innings (16th in MLB).

Sitting with 130 save situations, the Yankees have tallied 76 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. New York has had relief pitchers enter the game in 53 save chances and they have converted 34 saves. Their relievers have taken the field 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 140 occasions with runners on. New York relievers have an inherited score percentage of 25.2% of 210 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.2%, and they have sent 426 relievers onto the field over the course of the season.

The New York Yankees have turned 82 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (24th in baseball). The Yankees have racked up 1,079 assists, 74 errors and have amassed 3,380 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 10,140 innings on the field, the Yankees have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.8% (8th in MLB).

During his MLB career, Schlittler has conceded 32 base hits while he has tallied 38 strikeouts in 36 innings. Schlittler (1-2 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.24 earned run average while giving up 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has surrendered 13 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.330 and having a FIP of 3.2. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has gone up against 153 opposing batters during his MLB career.

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

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

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