Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/9/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, August 9, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

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

The Washington Nationals (57-61) are welcoming the Cincinnati Reds (56-59) at Nationals Park on Sunday. The odds on this game have the Reds at -128 while the Nationals are at +106. The over/under is 9. The pitchers expected to start will be Brady Singer and Trevor Williams.

Cincinnati is slugging .400 and have been called out on strikes 1,098 times, while drawing a walk on 421 occasions. They have tallied 456 RBI's in addition to 881 hits this season, while their team batting average is at .230. The Reds have tallied 171 doubles as a team and have hit 153 balls out of the park. They have a total of 479 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .310. As a unit, the Cincinnati Reds are knocking in 4.2 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 22nd in the league.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 1.90 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Reds pitchers have relinquished 145 home runs and 541 runs in total (21st in baseball). Cincinnati has allowed 948 base hits (8.3 per 9 innings) as well as 502 earned runs. The Reds have an ERA of 4.42 on the season (23rd in the league), and the staff has rung up 922 hitters. They have walked 484 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 4.71 as a team so far this year.

Reds relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 126 times and also have had 142 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 66 holds over the course of the season (11th in the league). The Reds relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 61.7% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. They have recorded 29 saves on the campaign and have not converted 18 of their 47 save chances. The relievers have inherited 178 base runners on the campaign and 27.0% of those players crossing the plate. The Reds have dispatched 408 relievers to the hill for the year.

The Reds have transformed 70.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 9,207 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball. The Cincinnati Reds are sitting with 3,069 putouts this season, in addition to 939 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .985 which has them ranked 18th in baseball, and have accumulated 81 double plays.

Singer has pitched in 968 innings and is sitting with 905 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.29 (461 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.323. He has surrendered 968 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 313 free passes. Singer (55-66 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.22 while going up against 4,153 batters in the majors.

The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .439 and they score 5.32 runs per game (1st in MLB). They have recorded 204 two-baggers, while walking 418 times as well as scoring 628 runs. Washington has hit 170 home runs this season to go along with 599 RBIs. They have struck out on 982 instances (15th in MLB) and have 1,011 hits. The Washington Nationals have accounted for an OBP of .327 and a batting average of .250 over the course of the season.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.400 in addition to having a FIP of 4.78 as a squad for the season. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.60 (889 strikeouts against 414 walks). They are currently ranked 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,059. They have allowed 164 long balls and they relinquish 5.27 runs per 9 innings (28th in MLB). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 616 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.76 (557 earned runs conceded).

They are ranked 28th in MLB holding a save percentage of 52.4%, and they have sent 373 relievers onto the field on the season. Their relievers have come in 128 times in high leverage situations and on 119 occasions with runners on. With 128 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 60 holds and also 30 blown saves. Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 63 save opportunities and they have walked away with 33 saves. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 42.4% of 184 inherited base runners.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 102 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .980 (30th in MLB). The Nationals have recorded 1,107 assists, 88 errors and have accounted for 3,158 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 9,474 innings on the diamond, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 69.0% (26th in the majors).

In his pro baseball career, Williams has given up 1,070 base knocks while tallying 834 K's in 1,015 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 500 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.374 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.57 and he has gone up against 4,387 batters thus far in his career. Williams (53-65 record in his career) has a 4.43 ERA and has surrendered 9.5 hits per 9 innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati (-128)

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