Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/2/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Milwaukee Brewers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Milwaukee (-196) Washington (+162)

The Washington Nationals (15-17) are hosting the Milwaukee Brewers (16-14) at Nationals Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Milwaukee at -196 and Washington is priced at +162. The betting total comes in at 9. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Kyle Harrison and Foster Griffin.

The Brewers have recorded 49 two-baggers as a team and have hit 22 balls out of the park. Milwaukee has a slugging % of .364 and have been rung up 243 times, while drawing a walk on 142 occasions. As a unit, the Milwaukee Brewers are notching 5.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 5th in the league. They have compiled 155 RBI's as well as 241 hits for the year, while their batting average comes in at .241. They have accounted for 160 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .338.

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The Brewers have an ERA of 3.74 so far this year (6th in baseball), and their staff has rung up 281 hitters. Brewers pitchers have surrendered 28 home runs and 122 total runs (5th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 111 opposing players and their FIP sits at 3.76 as a team on the campaign. Milwaukee has given up 232 base knocks (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 111 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.53 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.28.

The Brewers have dispatched 102 relievers to the hill this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 46 runners on the year with 39.1% of those players crossing the plate. The relief pitchers are sitting with 17 holds on the season (17th in baseball). Brewers relief pitchers have entered the game with runners on 29 times in addition to having 33 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 9 saves so far this year and have not converted 5 of their 14 chances to save the game. The Brewers relief pitchers have accumulated a save percentage of 64.3% and have come into the game in 32 save situations.

The Milwaukee Brewers are sitting with 802 putouts on the year, as well as 250 assists and 14 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .987 which ranks 12th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 23 double plays. The Brewers have turned 69.4% of balls in play into outs in their 2,406 innings, which has them sitting at 19th in the majors.

Harrison has taken the ball for 217 frames and is sitting with 221 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.18 (101 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.293. He has surrendered 206 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 75 free passes. Harrison (11-10 career win-loss mark) has a FIP of 4.12 while he has faced 931 opposing batters in the majors.

The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .393 and they are scoring 5.47 runs per contest (2nd in MLB). They have recorded 52 doubles, while getting a free base 120 times as well as scoring 175 runs. Washington has compiled 37 long balls for the season as well as 161 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 279 instances (11th in baseball) and have 270 hits. The Washington Nationals have recorded an OBP of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .243 this season.

The Washington pitching staff have conceded 185 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.08 (163 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 52 dingers and they relinquish 5.76 runs per 9 innings (29th in MLB). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.460 and are the owners of a FIP of 5.26 as a unit on the season. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 7.80 (249 strikeouts vs 127 bases on balls). They are sitting at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 295.

They rank 27th in the league with a save percentage of 41.2%, and they have sent 109 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 35 times in high leverage situations and on 33 occasions with runners on. With 37 save situations, the Nationals have earned 16 holds in addition to 10 blown saves. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to take the mound in 17 save opportunities and they have walked away with 7 saves. Washington relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 47.9% of 48 inherited runners.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 23 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .977 (29th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 298 assists, 28 errors and have notched a total of 867 putouts this year. In 2,601 innings played, the Nationals have a efficiency on defense of 69.1% (23rd in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Griffin has allowed 33 base knocks and he has 35 strikeouts in 41 innings. He has conceded 16 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.165 and having a FIP of 3.4. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.33 and he has faced 175 hitters so far in his MLB career. Griffin (4-0 career record) has earned a 3.50 ERA while allowing 7.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+162)

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