Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 5/13/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+106) Cincinnati (-128)

Great American Ball Park is the location where the Cincinnati Reds (22-19) will take on the Washington Nationals (19-22) on Wednesday. The odds on this game have Washington at +106 while Cincinnati is at -128. The betting total comes in at 8. The starting pitchers will be Jake Irvin and Nick Lodolo.

The Nationals have compiled 76 doubles as a squad and have smacked 44 balls out of the park. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .399 and have been called out on strikes 348 times, while taking a walk on 150 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are scoring 5.3 runs per game, which is 2nd in the league. They have accrued 203 RBI's and 339 base knocks on the season, and their average at the plate is sitting at .242. They have a total of 217 runs while having a team OBP of .323.

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Their K/BB ratio is 1.95 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.42. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 59 long balls and also 230 runs in total (29th in baseball). Washington has allowed 365 hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 197 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.82 so far this season (28th in the league), and the staff has struck out 308 hitters. They have walked 158 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 5.03 as a squad this year.

The Nationals have dispatched 136 relief pitchers to the hill on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 58 base runners over the course of the season with 44.8% of them ended up scoring. The bullpen have tallied 22 holds on the year (19th in baseball). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 40 times as well as having 44 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 10 saves on the season and have blown 12 of 22 save chances. The Nationals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 45.5% and stepped onto the hill in 48 save situations.

The Washington Nationals have earned 1,104 putouts this year, in addition to 385 assists and 39 errors. Their fielding rate is holding steady at .974 which has them ranked 30th in pro baseball, and have earned 28 double plays. The Nationals have transformed 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,312 innings, ranking them 21st in pro baseball.

Irvin has taken the mound for 527 frames and has accumulated 420 punch outs in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.97 (291 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.342. He has surrendered 524 hits (8.9 hits per nine innings) with 184 free passes. Irvin (23-38 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a FIP of 4.89 and he has faced 2,262 hitters during his time in the major leagues.

The Cincinnati Reds have earned a team on-base percentage of .305 and a batting average of .219 this season. They have been called out on strikes on 378 instances (6th in the league) and have earned a total of 298 hits. Cincinnati has knocked in 53 long balls on the season as well as 153 runs batted in. The Reds have a team slugging % of .381 and they score 4.00 runs per game (26th in MLB). They have tallied 55 doubles, while getting a free base 160 times and recording 164 runs.

The Cincinnati pitching staff have allowed 197 runs for the season while having a team ERA of 4.52 (184 earned runs surrendered). They have given up 47 home runs and they concede 4.84 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Reds hold a team WHIP of 1.470 with a FIP of 4.78 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.70 (312 strikeouts against 190 walks). They are currently ranked 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 348.

They sit at 21st in baseball with a save rate of 57.9%, and they have sent 153 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 53 times in high leverage situations and also on 45 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 48 save situations, the Reds have 28 holds in addition to 8 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 19 save opportunities and they have tallied 11 saves. Cincinnati relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 24.2% out of their 62 inherited runners.

The Cincinnati Reds have turned 42 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (6th in pro baseball). The Reds have 356 assists, 15 errors and have earned 1,099 putouts during this campaign. In 3,297 innings on the field, the Reds have a defensive efficiency of 70.3% (15th in professional baseball).

Lodolo (24-23 career win-loss record) has earned a 4.11 ERA and has given up 8.3 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.88 and he has faced 1,763 opposing hitters in his pro baseball career. He has allowed 189 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.212 and having a FIP of 4.0. So far in his MLB career, Lodolo has surrendered 384 base knocks while he has tallied 458 K's in 414 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington (+106)

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