Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Prediction, 6/28/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles

Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026

Location: Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+125) Baltimore (-145)

Oriole Park at Camden Yards is the location where the Baltimore Orioles (38-44) will try to defeat the Washington Nationals (41-41) on Sunday. The line on this matchup has the Nationals at +125 while the Orioles are priced at -145. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound are Zack Littell and Kyle Bradish.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which has them sitting at 1st in MLB. They have tallied 438 runs scored and have an OBP of .320. The Nationals have hit 138 doubles as a squad and have hit 109 baseballs out of the park. They have 416 runs batted in and 692 hits so far this season, and their team batting average is at .247. Washington has a slugging percentage of .424 and have been rung up 678 times, while drawing a walk on 269 occasions.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.21 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.40. Nationals pitchers have conceded 119 home runs and 434 total runs (29th in the league). Washington has allowed 739 hits (9.0 per 9 innings) and also 389 earned runs. The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 4.75 for the year (27th in the league), and they have struck out 638 hitters. They have walked 289 opposing players and their FIP sits at 4.84 as a team on the campaign.

Nationals relief pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 81 times as well as having 92 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 46 holds on the year (12th in baseball). The Nationals bullpen have recorded a save rate of 50.0% and have stepped onto the mound in 99 save situations. They have recorded 24 saves on the campaign and have blown 24 of 48 chances to get a save. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 122 base runners for the year and 46.7% of those players crossing the plate. The Nationals have dispatched 265 relievers to the hill so far this year.

The Washington Nationals have 2,210 putouts this season, in addition to 738 assists and 67 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .978 which has them ranked 30th in baseball, and they have turned 64 double plays. The Nationals have turned 69.0% of balls hit into play into outs in their 6,630 innings, which has them ranked 24th in baseball.

Littell (40-35 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.99 and he has gone up against 2,842 hitters in the majors. He has given up 677 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 158 free passes. His earned run average is 4.05 (305 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.233. Littell has taken the hill for 677 frames and is sitting with 542 punch outs so far in his career.

The Baltimore Orioles have compiled an OBP of .320 in addition to a team batting average of .241 over the course of the season. They have struck out on 749 occasions (3rd in baseball) and have 660 base knocks. Baltimore has 98 home runs for the year and 371 runs batted in. The Orioles hold a team slugging percentage of .402 and they average 4.66 runs per game (9th in baseball). They have put up 128 two-baggers, while getting a free base 306 times and earning 382 runs.

The Orioles have a team WHIP of 1.383 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.27 as a unit for the season. They rank 26th in MLB as a staff in total hits allowed with 714. The Baltimore pitching staff have yielded 407 runs this season and come in with a team ERA of 4.43 (357 earned runs yielded). Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 8.00 (648 strikeouts vs 289 bases on balls). They have conceded 93 homers and they yield 5.05 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

With 73 save situations, the Orioles have earned 45 holds and also 10 blown saves. Baltimore has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 27 save chances and they have walked away with 17 saves. Baltimore bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 24.3% out of their 107 inherited runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 76 times in high leverage situations in addition to 76 occasions with base runners. They sit at 16th in the league holding a save rate of 63.0%, and they have dispatched 269 relievers to the mound on the season.

In 6,531 innings on the field, the Orioles have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (27th in baseball). The Baltimore Orioles have gotten 60 double plays and have a fielding rate of .983 (22nd in baseball). The Orioles have 702 assists, 49 errors and have 2,177 putouts on the campaign.

Bradish (24-22 win-loss mark in his career) holds a 3.51 earned run average while giving up 7.8 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.01 and he has faced 1,850 batters during his pro baseball career. He has given up a total of 174 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.221 and having a FIP of 3.5. So far in his pro baseball career, Bradish has surrendered 388 base knocks and he has 473 K's in 446 innings pitched.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+125)

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