Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/20/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Monday, July 20, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

The Colorado Rockies (40-60) host the Washington Nationals (49-50) at Coors Field on Monday. The moneyline on this matchup has Washington at -152 and Colorado is at +126. The total is 8.5. The pitchers taking the mound will be Andrew Alvarez and Kyle Freeland.

Washington has a slugging rate of .438 and have struck out 823 times, while being walked on 342 occasions. They have 514 RBI's and 855 base knocks on the season, and their batting average sits at .251. The Nationals have earned 172 doubles as a unit and have hit 142 baseballs out of the park. They have earned a total of 540 runs while holding a team OBP of .326. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 5.5 runs per outing, which is 1st in baseball.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.27 and their pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.40. Nationals pitchers have conceded 142 home runs and also 528 runs in total (28th in the league). Washington has given up 897 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and 478 earned runs. The Nationals are sitting with a team ERA of 4.85 on the year (27th in the league), and the staff has struck out 789 batters. They have walked 348 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.76 as a squad on the campaign.

The Nationals have sent 316 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 147 base runners this year with 44.2% of those runners ended up scoring. The relievers have accumulated 54 holds for the season (13th in baseball). Nationals pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 96 times as well as having 107 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 27 saves for the year and have blown 27 out of their 54 chances to get a save. The Nationals bullpen have earned a save rate of 50.0% and have come into the game in 113 save situations.

The Nationals have converted 68.6% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,989 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in the majors. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 2,663 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 904 assists and 76 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .979 which has them sitting 30th in professional baseball, and they have turned 81 double plays.

Alvarez has pitched in 72 innings and has racked up 73 strikeouts thus far in his career. His ERA is 3.50 (28 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.345. He has given up 65 base hits (8.1 hits per 9 innings) with 32 walks. Alvarez (3-4 win-loss record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.44 and he has faced 310 hitters in the majors.

Colorado has 112 home runs on the year to go along with 457 runs batted in. They have put up 183 doubles, while taking a walk 317 times and racking up 478 runs. The Colorado Rockies have recorded a team OBP of .326 and a batting average of .255 on the season. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of .420 and they score 4.78 runs per outing (9th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 868 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 867 base hits.

The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.515 in addition to having a FIP of 4.81 as a staff on the season. Their K/BB ratio sits at 7.20 (704 strikeouts vs 328 walks). They rank 30th in the league as a staff in total hits relinquished with 1,002. They have allowed 138 dingers and they relinquish 5.79 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 565 runs on the year while having a team ERA of 5.42 (529 earned runs relinquished).

Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.4% out of their 160 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have come in 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 99 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Rockies have compiled 36 holds in addition to 15 blown saves. They are ranked 18th in the league with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 299 relief pitchers onto the diamond on the campaign.

In 7,905 innings on the field, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.7% (30th in MLB). The Colorado Rockies have turned 82 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .982 (25th in professional baseball). The Rockies have recorded 840 assists, 62 errors and have accounted for 2,635 putouts this season.

In his career, Freeland has allowed 1,514 base hits while earning 1,023 strikeouts in 1,348 innings pitched. He has conceded 708 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.427 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 5,868 opposing hitters during his MLB career. Freeland (67-98 career mark) holds a 4.73 ERA and has surrendered 10.1 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colorado (+126)

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