Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 6/24/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, June 24, 2026

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: Nationals.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-152) Washington (+126)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (41-38) will try to beat the Philadelphia Phillies (42-36) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has the Phillies at -152 while the Nationals are sitting at +126. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Aaron Nola and Miles Mikolas.

Philadelphia has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 660 times, while drawing a walk on 227 occasions. They have accrued 318 RBI's in addition to 599 hits so far this year, and their average at the plate is at .232. The Phillies have tallied 101 doubles as a team and have hit 99 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 329 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .300. As a unit, the Philadelphia Phillies are recording 4.3 runs per outing, which has them at 20th in MLB.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.42 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.30. Phillies pitchers have conceded 86 long balls and 333 runs (12th in MLB). Philadelphia has conceded 678 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and also 309 earned runs. The Phillies have a team earned run average of 4.06 so far this year (12th in the league), and their staff has struck out 725 hitters. They have walked 212 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.67 as a unit this season.

The Phillies relief pitchers have compiled a save rate of 76.7% and have come into the game in 62 save situations. They have compiled 23 saves for the year and have not converted 7 out of their 30 chances to get a save. The relievers have inherited 78 base runners so far this year with 30.8% of those players crossing the plate. Phillies relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 61 times and also have had 65 appearances in high leverage situations. The Phillies have sent 255 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have 31 holds on the season (27th in baseball).

The Philadelphia Phillies have accounted for 2,056 putouts this year, as well as 654 assists and 36 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .987 which has them ranked 13th in baseball, and have a total of 44 double plays. The Phillies have converted 67.2% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 6,168 innings on the field, ranking them 29th in baseball.

Nola (112-93 career mark) sits with a FIP of 3.85 while facing 7,372 opposing hitters during his time in the majors. He has allowed 1,609 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) and has had 474 walks. His earned run average is 3.91 (778 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.163. Nola has taken the ball for 1,790 frames and has tallied 1,953 K's thus far in his career.

The Washington Nationals have tallied a team OBP of .320 in addition to a batting average of .246 on the year. They have been called out on strikes on 631 occasions (19th in baseball) and have 657 hits. Washington has knocked in 101 HRs on the year as well as 395 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .421 and they tally 5.33 runs per game (1st in the league). They have put up 133 doubles, while taking a walk 260 times and putting up 416 runs.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.391 with a FIP of 4.84 as a staff this year. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 7.70 (598 strikeouts against 279 bases on balls). They are sitting at 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 695. They have surrendered 111 homers and they concede 5.19 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball). The Washington pitching staff have surrendered 404 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.64 (361 earned runs surrendered).

Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 43.6% out of 110 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 84 times in high leverage situations and also on 74 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 87 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 39 holds and 20 blown saves. They are currently ranked 26th in MLB holding a save percentage of 53.5%, and they have sent 249 relievers onto the field on the season.

The Washington Nationals have turned 60 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .978 (30th in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 703 assists, 63 errors and have accounted for 2,102 putouts on the season. Out of their 6,306 innings played, the Nationals have earned a efficiency on defense of 69.4% (21st in baseball).

Mikolas (74-81 record in his career) has a 4.31 ERA while surrendering 9.2 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.57 and he has gone up against 5,529 batters so far in his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 635 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.220 and a FIP of 4.2. During his career, Mikolas has allowed 1,355 hits while accumulating 938 K's in 1,326 innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+126)

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