Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 6/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Diego Padres

Date: Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+106) San Diego (-128)

The Washington Nationals (32-46) are headed to Petco Park on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (42-35). The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +106 and the Padres are sitting at -128. The over/under comes in at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Trevor Williams and Ryan Bergert.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.2 runs/g, which puts them at 19th in MLB. They have accumulated 329 runs while having a team OBP of .308. The Nationals have tallied 127 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 81 baseballs out of the stadium. They have accrued 313 runs batted in as well as 625 hits on the season, while their batting average is at .241. Washington has a slugging % of .391 and have been called out on strikes 577 times, while taking a walk on 222 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.42 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.38. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 92 home runs and also 402 runs in total (28th in MLB). Washington has relinquished 693 base hits (9.1 per 9 innings) as well as 381 earned runs. The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 4.99 on the year (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 623 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 257 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.34 as a team so far this season.

Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 82 times and also have had 61 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 33 holds this season (29th in the league). The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 63.3% and have come into the game in 63 save situations. They have earned 19 saves so far this season and have not converted 11 of their 30 chances to save the game. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 143 base runners on the year with 41.3% of those players crossed home plate. The Nationals have sent 265 relievers to the hill so far this season.

The Nationals have converted 68.3% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,183 innings, ranking them 24th in pro baseball. The Washington Nationals have earned a total of 2,061 putouts this season, as well as 645 assists and 41 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which ranks 21st in professional baseball, and have a total of 55 double plays.

Williams has pitched in 1,000 frames and has accumulated 818 K's thus far in his career. Williams (53-63 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 4.33 while he has faced 4,318 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 4.40 (489 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.369. He has allowed 1,049 base knocks (9.4 hits per 9 innings) with 320 walks.

The Padres have a team SLG% of .379 and they have an average of 4.22 runs per contest (18th in MLB). They have put up 116 two-baggers, while walking 242 times as well as racking up 325 runs. San Diego has accumulated 65 HRs this year to go along with 301 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 545 occasions (28th in the league) and have earned a total of 639 hits. The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .316 in addition to a batting average of .249 this season.

The San Diego pitching staff have given up 300 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 3.58 (271 earned runs allowed). They have allowed 77 homers and they relinquish 3.96 runs per 9 innings (10th in the league). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.221 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.87 as a team so far this season. Their K/BB ratio is 8.70 (662 strikeouts vs 257 bases on balls). They come in at 4th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 575.

With 85 save situations, the Padres have earned 50 holds and 9 blown saves. San Diego has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 34 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 108 times in high leverage situations and on 86 occasions with base runners. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 34.4% out of their 122 inherited runners. They rank 4th in the league holding a save rate of 73.5%, and they have dispatched 271 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year.

The San Diego Padres have gotten 56 double plays and have a fielding rate of .986 (18th in the majors). The Padres have accrued 584 assists, 38 errors and have earned 2,045 putouts this year. In their 6,135 innings on the field, the Padres have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (6th in the majors).

Thus far in his career, Bergert has allowed 14 hits while he has accumulated 19 strikeouts in 24 frames. He has given up 5 ER's while holding a WHIP of 0.958 and a FIP of 1.8. His strikeout to walk ratio is 2.11 and he has faced 93 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. Bergert (1-0 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 1.88 earned run average and has given up 5.3 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+106)

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