Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 7/22/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Wednesday, July 22, 2026

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-144) Colorado (+120)

The Washington Nationals (51-50) are en route to Coors Field on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Colorado Rockies (40-62). The moneyline on this matchup has the Nationals at -144 and the Rockies are coming in at +120. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Cade Cavalli and Gabriel Hughes.

The Nationals have accumulated 175 doubles as a squad and have smacked 147 balls out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging rate of .440 and have been called out on strikes 840 times, while drawing a walk on 349 occasions. As a squad, the Washington Nationals are recording 5.5 runs per game, which has them at 1st in the league. They have accrued 526 RBI's as well as 874 base knocks on the season, while their average at the plate is at .252. They have tallied 552 runs scored and have an on-base percentage of .327.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 4.80 on the campaign (27th in the league), and their staff has rung up 798 hitters. Nationals pitchers have conceded 142 home runs and also 533 total runs (28th in MLB). Their pitching staff has walked 355 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.73 as a squad this season. Washington has allowed 914 base knocks (9.1 per 9 innings) and also 483 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.25 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.40.

The Nationals have sent 321 relievers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 150 base runners for the year and 43.3% of those players crossing home plate. The bullpen have a total of 55 holds over the course of the season (14th in MLB). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 98 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. They have tallied 29 saves on the campaign and have blown 27 out of their 56 save chances. The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 51.8% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations.

The Washington Nationals have a tally of 2,717 putouts for the season, as well as 928 assists and 78 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .979 which puts them in 30th in the majors, and have earned 85 double plays. The Nationals have converted 68.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 8,151 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 27th in the majors.

Cavalli (9-6 record in his career) has a FIP of 4.17 and he has gone up against 696 hitters in the major leagues. He has given up 168 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings) and has had 49 walks. His ERA is 4.24 (74 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.380. Cavalli has thrown 157 innings and has earned 165 strikeouts during his MLB career.

The Colorado Rockies hold an on-base percentage of .325 in addition to a team batting average of .255 on the season. They have struck out on 880 occasions (8th in the league) and have tallied 881 base knocks. Colorado has a total of 116 HRs this year to go along with 466 RBIs. The Rockies have a team slugging percentage of .420 and they score 4.77 runs per outing (9th in the league). They have hit 184 doubles, while taking a walk 322 times as well as putting up 487 runs.

The Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.517 with a FIP of 4.87 as a squad this season. They are sitting at 30th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,024. The Colorado pitching staff have given up 581 runs this year while having an ERA of 5.47 (545 earned runs relinquished). Their K/BB ratio is 7.20 (717 strikeouts against 335 walks). They have surrendered 145 dingers and they concede 5.84 runs per 9 innings (30th in baseball).

They are currently ranked 18th in baseball with a save percentage of 60.5%, and they have dispatched 304 relief pitchers to the mound so far this year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 91 times in high leverage situations and also on 100 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 75 save situations, the Rockies have earned 36 holds and 15 blown saves. Colorado has had relievers step onto the hill in 38 save opportunities and they have converted 23 saves. Colorado relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 29.0% out of their 162 inherited runners.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 83 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (23rd in professional baseball). The Rockies have accrued 857 assists, 62 errors and have a total of 2,689 putouts so far this year. Out of their 8,067 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (30th in pro baseball).

Hughes (0-1 career record) has a 3.19 ERA while conceding 7.0 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and he has faced 56 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career. He has allowed 5 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.135 and a FIP of 3.1. In his MLB career, Hughes has allowed 11 base knocks and he has 14 K's in 14 innings.

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

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Colorado (+120) and under 8 runs

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