Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 4/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-122) Washington (+102)

The Washington Nationals (3-6) host the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-2) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The odds on this game have Los Angeles at -122 and Washington opens at +102. The total is set at 9. The pitchers taking the mound will be Justin Wrobleski and Brad Lord.

The Dodgers have recorded 16 doubles as a squad and have hit 23 balls out of the stadium. Los Angeles is slugging .471 and have been called out on strikes 89 times, while drawing a walk on 39 occasions. As a team, the Los Angeles Dodgers are putting up 5.2 runs per contest, which has them at 7th in MLB. They have 55 runs batted in in addition to 80 base knocks for the year, while their batting average is .229. They have 57 runs scored while having a team on-base percentage of .312.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.22. Dodgers pitchers have yielded 5 home runs and 35 total runs (7th in baseball). Los Angeles has yielded 66 hits (6.1 per 9 innings) and also 27 earned runs. The Dodgers are sitting with a team ERA of 2.48 this season (2nd in the league), and they have rung up 113 batters. They have walked 54 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.16 as a team for the year.

The Dodgers bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 71.4% and has come into the game in 20 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners for the season and 30.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Dodgers pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 6 times as well as having 13 appearances in high leverage situations. The Dodgers have dispatched 46 relievers to the mound for the year. The bullpen have racked up 12 holds this year (2nd in the league). They have accumulated 5 saves for the year and have blown 2 of 7 save opportunities.

The Dodgers have transformed 72.4% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 882 innings, which has them ranked 11th in MLB. The Los Angeles Angels have earned 294 putouts on the year, as well as 84 assists and 5 errors. Their fielding rate is at .987 which has them sitting 13th in the majors, and have a total of 8 double plays.

Wrobleski (1-2 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 5.65 while he has faced 154 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 34 base hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 16 free passes. His ERA is 5.73 (23 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.385. Wrobleski has taken the mound for 36 innings and has earned 26 punch outs so far in his pro baseball career.

Washington has recorded 12 home runs for the year as well as 34 runs batted in. They have 16 doubles, while taking a walk 23 times and racking up 34 runs. The Washington Nationals have earned a team OBP of .291 in addition to a batting average of .226 so far this season. The Nationals hold a slugging % of .413 and they score 3.78 runs per outing (20th in MLB). They have struck out on 96 instances (5th in baseball) and have earned a total of 65 base hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.557 with a FIP of 4.60 as a staff on the year. Their K/BB ratio is 7.40 (65 strikeouts vs 36 bases on balls). They have a ranking of 23rd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 87. They have allowed 10 long balls and they concede 5.24 runs per 9 innings (23rd in the league). The Washington pitching staff have conceded 46 runs on the campaign while holding a team ERA of 4.78 (42 earned runs given up).

Sitting with 10 save situations, the Nationals have tallied 6 holds in addition to 1 blown save. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the game in 4 save opportunities and they have come away with 3 saves. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill 10 times in high leverage situations and on 13 occasions with base runners. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 31.8% out of 22 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 9th in baseball with a save rate of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 35 bullpen pitchers onto the field over the course of the season.

Out of their 711 innings on the diamond, the Nationals hold a defensive efficiency of 66.4% (25th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 8 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .985 (18th in baseball). The Nationals have recorded 90 assists, 5 errors and have 237 putouts this season.

In his MLB career, Lord has given up 3 base knocks while earning no strikeouts in 2 innings pitched. He has allowed 1 ER's while holding a WHIP of 2.500 and a FIP of 4.4. He has gone up against 11 hitters in his MLB career. Lord (0-0 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 4.50 ERA and has surrendered 13.5 hits per nine innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-122)

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