Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Prediction, 8/26/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees

Date: Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Location: Yankee Stadium in Bronx, NY

TV: YES

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

Yankee Stadium is the location where the New York Yankees (70-60) will take on the Washington Nationals (53-77) on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +120 and the Yankees are opening at -144. The betting total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be MacKenzie Gore and Luis Gil.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are putting up 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 20th in MLB. They have accumulated 557 runs scored while having a team OBP of .308. The Nationals have earned 216 doubles as a squad and have smacked 124 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 535 runs batted in as well as 1,061 base knocks over the course of the season, while their team batting average is at .244. Washington has a slugging % of .388 and have been rung up 1,032 times, while being walked on 371 occasions.

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Their K/BB ratio is 2.24 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.44. Nationals pitchers have given up 164 home runs and also 710 runs in total (29th in the league). Washington has conceded 1,203 hits (9.5 per 9 innings) as well as 673 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 5.31 on the season (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 988 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 441 batters and their FIP is 4.61 as a squad so far this season.

The Nationals have dispatched 458 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relief pitchers have inherited 224 base runners so far this season and 39.7% of them crossed home plate. They have tallied 26 saves this season and have blown 15 out of their 41 save opportunities. The Nationals relievers have earned a save percentage of 63.4% and have entered the game in 97 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 55 holds for the year (27th in the league). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 132 times in addition to having 101 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have turned 67.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 10,272 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 29th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned 3,424 putouts for the season, as well as 1,115 assists and 69 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which has them sitting 20th in the majors, and have a total of 102 double plays.

Gore has taken the ball for 514 innings and has earned 574 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career. Gore (26-38 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 4.12 while he has gone up against 2,227 batters in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.18 (239 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.404. He has conceded 510 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) and has 212 free passes.

The Yankees have a team slugging percentage of .452 and they are recording 5.12 runs per outing (2nd in baseball). They have hit 206 doubles, while walking 500 times and putting up 666 runs. New York has tallied 215 home runs this season to go along with 641 RBIs. They have been rung up on 1,139 occasions (6th in the league) and have recorded 1,100 hits. The New York Yankees hold a team OBP of .330 as well as a team batting average of .250 on the year.

The Yankees have a team WHIP of 1.264 with a FIP of 4.04 as a unit so far this year. They sit at 4th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 1,000. The New York pitching staff have conceded 565 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 4.02 (515 earned runs surrendered). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.00 (1,157 strikeouts vs 458 walks). They have yielded 144 homers and they concede 4.41 runs per 9 innings (17th in MLB).

New York relievers have an inherited score rate of 25.7% of 214 inherited runners. Their relievers have taken the field 132 times in high leverage situations in addition to 142 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 132 save situations, the Yankees have accumulated 78 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. They rank 11th in baseball holding a save percentage of 64.2%, and they have sent 434 relievers onto the diamond on the campaign. New York has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 53 save chances and they have walked away with 34 saves.

The New York Yankees have gotten 86 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (24th in baseball). The Yankees have racked up 1,116 assists, 75 errors and have amassed 3,461 putouts for the year. In their 10,383 innings on the field, the Yankees are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 70.7% (9th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Gil has conceded 148 hits while he has tallied 231 punch outs in 204 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 82 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.270 and having a FIP of 3.6. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.08 and he has gone up against 870 hitters during his pro baseball career. Gil (17-9 career mark) has a 3.62 earned run average while giving up 6.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+120)

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