Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 9/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Angels vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, September 13, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (+110) Washington (-130)

The Los Angeles Angels (56-90) are headed to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Washington Nationals (67-81). The moneyline on this matchup has the Angels at +110 and the Nationals are at -130. The total has been set at 8. The starting pitchers are Grayson Rodriguez and Jake Irvin.

The Angels have hit 221 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 141 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging percentage of .373 and have been called out on strikes 1,382 times, while taking a walk on 445 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Angels are notching 4.1 runs per contest, which has them at 28th in MLB. They have accumulated 565 RBI's as well as 1,148 base knocks so far this year, while their average at the plate is at .235. They have notched a total of 591 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.22 and the pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.34. Angels pitchers have conceded 152 long balls and also 664 total runs (18th in MLB). Los Angeles has allowed 1,136 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 601 earned runs. The Angels are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.20 for the year (18th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 1,304 batters. They have walked 587 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.14 as a team for the season.

Angels pitchers have entered the game with runners on 145 times as well as having 152 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers are sitting with 82 holds so far this year (12th in baseball). The Angels bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 46.8% and have come into the game in 132 save situations. They have accumulated 22 saves this season and have not converted 25 of their 47 save chances. The relief pitchers have inherited 222 base runners so far this year with 38.3% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The Angels have sent 467 relievers to the hill on the season.

The Los Angeles Angels have amassed 3,867 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,217 assists and 79 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 19th in baseball, and have accumulated 99 double plays. The Angels have converted 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of 11,601 innings, ranking them 14th in baseball.

Rodriguez has taken the ball for 319 innings and has accumulated 334 punch outs so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 4.68 (166 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.365. He has given up 321 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 115 free passes. Rodriguez (24-15 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.61 while he has gone up against 1,376 batters during his time in the majors.

Washington has tallied 198 long balls this season to go along with 716 runs batted in. They have 258 doubles, while getting a free base 513 times and earning 756 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned an on-base percentage of .323 and a team batting average of .247 over the course of the season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .427 and they are scoring 5.11 runs per game (2nd in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 1,240 occasions (13th in the league) and have earned 1,246 base hits.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.397 in addition to having a FIP of 4.73 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.90 (1,151 strikeouts vs 540 walks). They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,290. They have conceded 199 home runs and they allow 5.19 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have given up 756 runs for the season while having an ERA of 4.75 (692 earned runs conceded).

Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 42.1% of 240 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 155 times in high leverage situations and also on 153 occasions with base runners. With 149 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 71 holds in addition to 38 blown saves. They are ranked 29th in the league holding a save percentage of 47.2%, and they have sent 464 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

In their 11,790 innings on the diamond, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 69.3% (19th in professional baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 124 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .982 (28th in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 1,335 assists, 96 errors and have accounted for 3,930 putouts for the season.

In his career, Irvin has conceded 574 base hits while accumulating 469 punch outs in 579 frames. Irvin (24-43 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 5.03 earned run average while surrendering 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 324 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.353 and being the owner of a FIP of 5.0. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.23 and he has gone up against 2,492 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (-130)

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