Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/23/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, April 23, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Baltimore (-182) Washington (+150)

Nationals Park is the location where the Washington Nationals (9-13) will attempt to defeat the Baltimore Orioles (9-12) on Wednesday. The moneyline on this game has Baltimore at -182 while Washington is at +150. The over/under has been set at 8. The starting pitchers will be Tomoyuki Sugano and Trevor Williams.

Baltimore has a slugging % of .418 and have struck out 176 times, while being walked on 62 occasions. They have 90 runs batted in and 159 base knocks so far this season, and their average at the plate is at .232. The Orioles have accrued 29 two-baggers as a team and have hit 31 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 98 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .303. As a squad, the Baltimore Orioles are scoring 4.7 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 9th in the league.

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The Orioles hold a team earned run average of 5.43 on the season (30th in baseball), and their staff has struck out 149 hitters. Orioles pitchers have allowed 27 long balls and 118 runs in total (29th in the league). They have walked 80 hitters and their FIP is 4.76 as a squad this year. Baltimore has yielded 215 hits (10.5 per 9 innings) as well as 111 earned runs. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 1.86 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.60.

The Orioles relievers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and have come into the game in 20 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 36 base runners this season with 19.4% of those runners earned a run for their team. Orioles pitchers have stepped onto the hill with opponents on base 27 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations. The Orioles have sent 77 relievers to the mound so far this season. The bullpen have a total of 15 holds over the course of the season (12th in MLB). They have accumulated 2 saves on the year and have blown 1 out of their 3 chances to save the game.

The Orioles have turned 65.4% of balls hit into play into outs out of their 1,656 innings on the field, which ranks them 30th in the majors. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 552 putouts on the year, as well as 191 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 17th in MLB, and have a total of 24 double plays.

Sugano has taken the ball for 21 frames and has earned 8 punch outs during his career. His ERA is 3.43 (8 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.286. He has allowed 22 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) and has had 5 walks. Sugano (2-1 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.38 while he has gone up against 87 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Washington is sitting with 23 long balls so far this year to go along with 88 runs batted in. They have 26 two-baggers, while taking a walk 74 times and putting up 93 runs. The Washington Nationals have compiled an on-base percentage of .305 and a team batting average of .229 for the season. The Nationals have a SLG% of .368 and they have an average of 4.23 runs per outing (18th in MLB). They have struck out on 170 occasions (24th in the league) and have earned 164 base knocks.

The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.468 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a squad on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 9.00 (189 strikeouts against 85 walks). They are sitting at 24th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits surrendered with 194. They have surrendered 23 dingers and they relinquish 5.35 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have yielded 113 runs on the season while having a team ERA of 5.12 (108 earned runs surrendered).

Sitting with 20 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 10 holds and also 2 blown saves. Washington has had bullpen pitchers enter the game in 10 save opportunities and they have earned 8 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 19 times in high leverage situations in addition to 26 occasions with runners on. Washington relievers have an inherited score percentage of 50.0% of 46 inherited runners. They sit at 4th in the league with a save rate of 80.0%, and they have sent 74 relievers to the hill on the year.

In 1,710 innings on the field, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 66.8% (27th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 15 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .987 (12th in professional baseball). The Nationals have recorded 190 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 570 putouts during this campaign.

Williams (51-57 career win-loss record) holds a 4.34 earned run average and has conceded 9.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.52 and he has gone up against 4,077 hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 456 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.368 and a FIP of 4.3. So far in his career, Williams has allowed 985 base knocks while earning 776 K's in 945 frames.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baltimore (-182)

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