Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

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

The Atlanta Braves (14-7) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Monday where they will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (9-12). The moneyline on this contest has the Braves at -122 and the Nationals are coming in at +102. The over/under has been set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Reynaldo Lopez and Jake Irvin.

Atlanta is slugging .454 and have been rung up 159 times, while drawing a walk on 70 occasions. They have amassed 115 RBI's and 202 base knocks on the campaign, while their batting average is .278. The Braves have hit 40 doubles as a squad and have hit 28 baseballs out of the stadium. They have a total of 118 runs and have an OBP of .344. As a team, the Atlanta Braves are knocking in 5.6 runs/g, which has them sitting at 2nd in the league.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 2.70 for the year (1st in baseball), and their staff has struck out 170 batters. Braves pitchers have given up 16 home runs and also 63 total runs (1st in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 58 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.51 as a team this year. Atlanta has relinquished 143 hits (6.9 per 9 innings) as well as 56 earned runs. They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.93 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.07.

The Braves have sent 63 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 21 base runners so far this year and 23.8% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have a total of 10 holds so far this season (17th in the league). Braves pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 14 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 8 saves so far this year and have blown 0 of 8 chances to get a save. The Braves relievers have accumulated a save percentage of 100.0% and have entered the game in 18 save situations.

The Braves have converted 73.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,683 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in pro baseball. The Athletics have earned 561 putouts for the season, as well as 176 assists and 9 errors. Their fielding rate is at .988 which is 10th in the majors, and have accumulated 23 double plays.

Lopez (48-54 career record) sits with a FIP of 3.84 while he has faced 3,543 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues. He has allowed 767 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 301 walks. His ERA is 3.90 (364 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.271. Lopez has thrown 840 frames and has earned 785 K's during his career.

Washington has recorded 23 home runs on the campaign and 108 runs batted in. They have recorded 39 two-baggers, while taking a walk 73 times as well as putting up 118 runs. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team OBP of .336 as well as a batting average of .259 on the campaign. The Nationals have a slugging percentage of .409 and they are recording 5.62 runs per game (3rd in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 169 instances (21st in the league) and are sitting with 193 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.584 in addition to having a FIP of 5.75 as a squad for the season. They rank 30th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 207. The Washington pitching staff have allowed 134 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.92 (125 earned runs surrendered). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 7.70 (163 strikeouts vs 94 free passes). They have allowed 39 dingers and they yield 6.35 runs per 9 innings (30th in MLB).

With 28 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 12 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 12 save opportunities and they have walked away with 5 saves. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 40.6% out of their 32 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 19 times in high leverage situations in addition to 21 occasions with runners on base. They are ranked 28th in the league holding a save percentage of 41.7%, and they have sent 77 relievers to the hill this year.

In 1,710 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.0% (26th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 17 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .977 (28th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 196 assists, 18 errors and have 570 putouts this season.

So far in his MLB career, Irvin has surrendered 503 base hits while totaling 400 strikeouts in 507 innings pitched. He has allowed 281 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.345 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has faced 2,173 hitters so far in his pro baseball career. Irvin (23-36 win-loss mark in his career) has a 4.99 earned run average and has given up 8.9 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-122)

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