Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/18/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Friday, April 18, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (-128) Colorado (+106)

Coors Field is where the Colorado Rockies (3-15) will try to beat the Washington Nationals (7-11) on Friday. The odds on this game have Washington at -128 while Colorado is opening at +106. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers taking the mound are MacKenzie Gore and Chase Dollander.

As a unit, the Washington Nationals are recording 4.3 runs per game, which puts them at 15th in MLB. They have accounted for 77 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .306. The Nationals have accrued 24 two-baggers as a team and have hit 19 balls out of the stadium. They have earned 75 RBI's and 133 hits for the year, while their team batting average is at .229. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .375 and have been rung up 142 times, while drawing a walk on 61 occasions.

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They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.01 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.54. Nationals pitchers have allowed 19 home runs and also 96 runs in total (28th in MLB). Washington has surrendered 170 base hits (9.8 per 9 innings) as well as 91 earned runs. The Nationals hold a team earned run average of 5.25 on the campaign (29th in the league), and the staff has rung up 141 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 70 batters and their FIP sits at 4.30 as a team on the year.

The Nationals have sent 62 relief pitchers to the mound this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 runners so far this season with 46.2% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 6 saves so far this year and have missed out on 2 out of their 8 save opportunities. The Nationals bullpen have a save rate of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 9 holds on the season (22nd in baseball). Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game with opponents on base 22 times as well as having 16 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 65.9% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,404 innings, ranking them 28th in MLB. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 468 putouts thus far, in addition to 162 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .984 which puts them in 18th in baseball, and have earned 13 double plays.

Gore has pitched in 395 innings and has accounted for 436 K's during his career. His earned run average is 4.17 (183 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.414. He has allowed 394 base knocks (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 165 free passes. Gore (22-28 career mark) has earned a FIP of 4.10 and he has faced 1,717 opposing batters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have a team on-base percentage of .285 in addition to a team batting average of .220 for the year. They have been rung up on 195 occasions (2nd in baseball) and have earned a total of 132 base knocks. Colorado has a total of 12 home runs on the year to go along with 51 RBIs. The Rockies hold a team slugging percentage of .344 and they are scoring 2.89 runs per contest (30th in the league). They have put up 34 doubles, while taking a walk 48 times as well as scoring 52 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have surrendered 103 runs on the year and come in with a team ERA of 5.29 (90 earned runs surrendered). They have relinquished 26 homers and they allow 6.06 runs per 9 innings (30th in the league). The Rockies are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.588 with a FIP of 5.11 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.00 (119 strikeouts vs 68 walks). They come in at 28th in the league as a staff in total hits given up with 175.

Colorado relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 29.2% of 48 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 12 save situations, the Rockies have 6 holds and also 4 blown saves. They rank 28th in baseball holding a save rate of 33.3%, and they have dispatched 62 relief pitchers onto the diamond for the season. Colorado has called on relief pitchers to step onto the mound in 6 save chances and they have tallied 2 saves.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (29th in baseball). The Rockies have 184 assists, 16 errors and have earned 459 putouts over the course of the season. In 1,377 innings on the field, the Rockies are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 65.9% (29th in pro baseball).

In his MLB career, Dollander has allowed 10 base hits while he has tallied 13 strikeouts in 10 frames. Dollander (1-1 career mark) is the owner of a 5.29 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 6 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.275 and a FIP of 5.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 4.33 and he has gone up against 44 opposing hitters during his pro baseball career.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado (+106)

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