Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers Prediction, 9/21/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Detroit Tigers

Date: Monday, September 21, 2026

Location: Comerica Park in Detroit, MI

TV: Detroit SportsNet

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+125) Detroit (-150)

The Detroit Tigers (73-82) are welcoming the Washington Nationals (73-82) at Comerica Park on Monday. The moneyline on this game has Washington at +125 and Detroit opens at -150. The betting total is set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Jackson Kent and Keider Montero.

The Nationals have tallied 275 doubles as a unit and have hit 202 baseballs out of the park. Washington is slugging .425 and have been rung up 1,295 times, while drawing a walk on 538 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 5.1 runs/g, which has them at 3rd in baseball. They have accumulated 753 runs batted in and 1,308 hits on the year, while their average at the plate sits at .247. They have tallied 795 runs scored and hold an on-base percentage of .323.

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The Nationals have a team ERA of 4.66 so far this season (27th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 1,219 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 204 long balls and also 781 runs in total (27th in baseball). Their pitching staff has walked 575 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.68 as a team this season. Washington has given up 1,333 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 712 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.39.

The Nationals bullpen have a save rate of 48.1% and have stepped onto the mound in 159 save situations. They have tallied 38 saves this year and have not converted 41 out of their 79 save opportunities. The relievers have inherited 257 runners on the year with 39.7% of those runners crossing home plate. Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with players on base 164 times as well as having 166 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 491 relief pitchers to the hill on the season. The relief pitchers have racked up 74 holds on the season (24th in baseball).

The Washington Nationals have 4,128 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,400 assists and 102 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which puts them in 29th in MLB, and have a total of 130 double plays. The Nationals have turned 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 12,384 innings on the field, which ranks them 17th in the majors.

Kent has thrown 0 innings and has accumulated 0 strikeouts thus far in his career. Kent (0-0 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 0.00 and he has faced 0 opposing hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 0.00 (0 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.000. He has conceded 0 hits (0.0 hits per nine innings) and has 0 walks.

Detroit is sitting with 173 home runs this year to go along with 661 runs batted in. They have recorded 243 two-baggers, while getting a free base 553 times as well as notching 696 runs. The Detroit Tigers are sitting with an on-base percentage of .319 in addition to a batting average of .241 for the year. The Tigers have a team slugging % of .399 and they average 4.49 runs per game (13th in the league). They have struck out on 1,345 occasions (9th in the league) and have earned a total of 1,259 hits.

The Detroit pitching staff have allowed 621 runs this year while holding an ERA of 3.63 (553 earned runs surrendered). They have allowed 158 long balls and they allow 4.07 runs per 9 innings (6th in baseball). The Tigers have a WHIP of 1.220 in addition to having a FIP of 4.01 as a squad on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (1,246 strikeouts vs 485 free passes). They come in at 5th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,189.

Detroit relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 25.8% out of 248 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 135 times in high leverage situations in addition to 167 occasions with runners on. With 136 save situations, the Tigers have 71 holds and also 32 blown saves. They are ranked 28th in baseball with a save percentage of 49.2%, and they have sent 483 relief pitchers onto the field for the year.

In 12,348 innings on the field, the Tigers are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 71.4% (5th in MLB). The Detroit Tigers have turned 125 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (12th in professional baseball). The Tigers have recorded 1,394 assists, 76 errors and are sitting with 4,116 putouts on the season.

In his MLB career, Montero has allowed 318 base knocks while tallying 251 punch outs in 340 innings pitched. Montero (20-18 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.13 earned run average while allowing 8.4 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 156 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.224 and having a FIP of 4.1. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.56 and he has faced 1,412 hitters in his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit (-150)

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