New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/10/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, July 10, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: New York (-160) Washington (+132)

The Washington Nationals (48-46) will go up against the New York Yankees (50-42) at Nationals Park on Friday. The moneyline on this game has New York at -160 while Washington is priced at +132. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Ryan Weathers and Zack Littell.

New York owns a slugging percentage of .417 and have been called out on strikes 835 times, while taking a walk on 352 occasions. They have 415 runs batted in in addition to 711 hits for the year, and their team batting average sits at .234. The Yankees have tallied 135 doubles as a unit and have knocked 132 balls out of the park. They have tallied 436 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .315. As a squad, the New York Yankees are knocking in 4.7 runs per game, which puts them at 9th in MLB.

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The Yankees hold a team ERA of 3.40 on the campaign (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 801 hitters. Yankees pitchers have relinquished 90 home runs and also 359 runs in total (6th in baseball). They have walked 276 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.73 as a team this season. New York has surrendered 696 hits (7.7 per 9 innings) in addition to 308 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.90 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19.

The Yankees relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 61.8% and have entered the game in 78 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have blown 13 of their 34 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 152 runners so far this year with 27.0% of those runners crossing the plate. Yankees pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 102 times in addition to having 97 appearances in high leverage situations. The Yankees have sent 300 relievers to the hill so far this year. The relief pitchers have notched 43 holds on the season (22nd in the league).

The Yankees have converted 70.9% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,341 innings, which ranks them 9th in pro baseball. The New York Yankees have accumulated 2,447 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 803 assists and 53 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .984 which has them ranked 20th in MLB, and have a total of 61 double plays.

Weathers has taken the ball for 373 innings and has tallied 339 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.78 (198 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.351. He has surrendered 378 base hits (9.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 126 walks. Weathers (15-30 win-loss mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.70 and he has gone up against 1,598 batters in the majors.

Washington has compiled 132 home runs this year to go along with 484 runs batted in. They have 161 doubles, while walking 324 times as well as scoring 508 runs. The Washington Nationals have an on-base percentage of .325 as well as a team batting average of .251 so far this year. The Nationals have a SLG% of .435 and they average 5.40 runs per contest (1st in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 777 occasions (13th in MLB) and have 809 base hits.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.394 with a FIP of 4.71 as a unit over the course of the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.90 (744 strikeouts against 330 walks). They rank 28th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 845. They have relinquished 130 dingers and they relinquish 5.28 runs per 9 innings (28th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 495 runs on the campaign while holding an ERA of 4.76 (446 earned runs surrendered).

Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 43.9% out of 139 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 101 times in high leverage situations in addition to 90 occasions with runners on. With 107 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 50 holds in addition to 25 blown saves. They rank 27th in baseball with a save percentage of 51.9%, and they have sent 299 relief pitchers to the hill so far this season.

The Washington Nationals have turned 74 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .979 (30th in MLB). The Nationals have accrued 857 assists, 73 errors and are sitting with 2,531 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 7,593 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (26th in MLB).

Littell (41-35 career win-loss mark) has earned a 4.03 ERA while surrendering 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.40 and he has gone up against 2,883 hitters so far in his career. He has conceded a total of 308 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.228 and a FIP of 4.0. In his pro baseball career, Littell has conceded 684 base knocks while accumulating 548 punch outs in 688 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York (-160)

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