Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/4/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Washington Nationals

Date: Friday, April 4, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Arizona (-275) Washington (+220)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (1-5) will meet the Arizona Diamondbacks (4-2) on Friday. The odds on this game have the Diamondbacks at -275 and the Nationals are opening at +220. The total is set at 8. The starting pitchers are Brandon Pfaadt and Jake Irvin.

Arizona is slugging .475 and have been called out on strikes 41 times, while being walked on 29 occasions. They have compiled 38 RBI's as well as 54 hits for the year, and their average at the plate sits at .273. The Diamondbacks have compiled 16 two-baggers as a squad and have smacked 8 balls out of the stadium. They have earned a total of 38 runs scored while having a team OBP of .368. As a team, the Arizona Diamondbacks are compiling 6.3 runs per outing, which ranks them 4th in the league.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.56 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.13. Diamondbacks pitchers have given up 10 long balls and also 29 runs (17th in the league). Arizona has surrendered 43 hits (7.2 per 9 innings) and 27 earned runs. The Diamondbacks have a team ERA of 4.50 this year (21st in the league), and the staff has struck out 64 batters. They have walked 18 opposing hitters and their FIP sits at 3.87 as a squad for the season.

The Diamondbacks have dispatched 20 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 6 base runners on the season with 33.3% of them earned a run for their team. They have recorded 2 saves for the season and have not converted 0 out of their 2 save opportunities. The Diamondbacks relief pitchers have a save percentage of 100.0% and has come into the game in 3 save situations. The relief pitchers are sitting with 1 hold on the campaign (25th in the league). Diamondbacks bullpen pitchers have gone to the mound with opponents on base 5 times in addition to having 1 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have notched a total of 162 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 49 assists and 7 errors. Their fielding rate is at .968 which ranks 30th in the majors, and they have turned 1 double plays. The Diamondbacks have converted 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 486 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in MLB.

Pfaadt (14-20 record in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.98 while he has gone up against 1,206 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 298 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) and has 69 walks. His ERA is 5.05 (159 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.296. Pfaadt has taken the mound for 283 frames and has earned 284 K's so far in his career.

The Nationals have a SLG% of .406 and they are earning 3.50 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have recorded 11 two-baggers, while taking a walk 16 times and earning 21 runs. Washington has tallied 9 home runs over the course of the season as well as 21 runs batted in. They have struck out on 67 instances (4th in MLB) and have 42 base knocks. The Washington Nationals have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .279 and a team batting average of .213 on the campaign.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.673 and have a FIP of 4.48 as a staff this year. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.00 (46 strikeouts against 25 free passes). They come in at 29th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 62. They have given up 7 long balls and they give up 5.71 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 33 runs on the season while holding an ERA of 5.02 (29 earned runs surrendered).

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 2 save opportunities and they have converted 1 save. They are currently ranked 19th in baseball holding a save percentage of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 22 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 6 times in high leverage situations and also on 10 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 41.2% of 17 inherited base runners. Sitting with 2 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 0 holds and 1 blown save.

The Washington Nationals have turned 6 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (14th in pro baseball). The Nationals have accrued 60 assists, 3 errors and have 156 putouts over the course of the season. In 468 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 63.9% (30th in pro baseball).

During his career, Irvin has given up 298 hits while he has tallied 257 punch outs in 313 innings pitched. Irvin (13-21 mark in his career) holds a 4.48 earned run average and has allowed 8.6 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 156 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.296 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.38 and he has gone up against 1,321 opposing batters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona (-275)

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