Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Prediction, 4/20/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies

Date: Sunday, April 20, 2025

Location: Coors Field in Denver, CO

TV: Rockies.TV

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

Coors Field is the site where the Colorado Rockies (3-15) will compete against the Washington Nationals (7-12) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Washington at -275 and Colorado is at +220. The over/under has been set at 8.5. The starting pitchers are Jake Irvin and Antonio Senzatela.

Washington has a slugging % of .367 and have struck out 147 times, while taking a walk on 63 occasions. They have accumulated 75 RBI's and 138 hits for the season, while their team batting average is sitting at .226. The Nationals have accounted for 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 19 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 77 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .302. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are compiling 4.1 runs per game, which ranks them 19th in baseball.

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The Nationals have a team earned run average of 5.05 on the campaign (29th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 150 batters. Nationals pitchers have conceded 20 home runs and also 97 runs in total (29th in baseball). They have walked 74 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.27 as a team on the year. Washington has surrendered 175 hits (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 92 earned runs. They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.03 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.52.

The Nationals have dispatched 64 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 39 base runners on the year and 46.2% of those runners crossed the plate. They have recorded 6 saves over the course of the season and have not converted 2 out of their 8 save opportunities. The Nationals relievers have a save percentage of 75.0% and have entered the game in 17 save situations. The relief pitchers have racked up 9 holds this year (23rd in the league). Nationals relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 22 times in addition to having 16 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have notched a total of 492 putouts so far this season, in addition to 170 assists and 10 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .985 which has them ranked 17th in the majors, and they have turned 14 double plays. The Nationals have turned 66.3% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,476 innings on the field, which has them ranked 28th in baseball.

Irvin has taken the ball for 331 innings and is sitting with 273 K's so far in his pro baseball career. His earned run average is 4.46 (164 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.283. He has surrendered 312 base knocks (8.5 hits per nine innings) with 113 free passes. Irvin (14-21 mark in his career) sits with a FIP of 4.39 while he has faced 1,393 batters in the majors.

The Colorado Rockies have tallied a team on-base percentage of .285 as well as a team batting average of .220 so far this year. They have been rung up on 195 occasions (2nd in the league) and are sitting with 132 hits. Colorado has 12 long balls so far this year and 51 runs batted in. The Rockies have a SLG% of .344 and they average 2.89 runs per game (30th in MLB). They have hit 34 two-baggers, while walking 48 times as well as putting up 52 runs.

The Colorado pitching staff have conceded 103 runs so far this year while having an ERA of 5.29 (90 earned runs allowed). They have relinquished 26 home runs and they surrender 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 5.10 as a unit so far this year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.00 (119 strikeouts against 68 bases on balls). They are sitting at 27th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 175.

With 12 save situations, the Rockies have earned 6 holds in addition to 4 blown saves. Colorado has had relief pitchers enter the game in 6 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves. Their relief pitchers have come in 16 times in high leverage situations and also on 26 occasions with runners on. Colorado bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 29.2% of 48 inherited base runners. They sit at 28th in MLB with a save percentage of 33.3%, and they have sent 62 bullpen pitchers onto the field for the season.

The Colorado Rockies have turned 20 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .976 (29th in MLB). The Rockies have 184 assists, 16 errors and have amassed 459 putouts so far this season. In 1,377 innings on the diamond, the Rockies hold a efficiency on defense of 65.9% (29th in MLB).

So far in his MLB career, Senzatela has allowed 823 hits while totaling 465 strikeouts in 710 innings pitched. Senzatela (39-47 career record) has earned a 4.93 earned run average and has allowed 10.4 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered a total of 389 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.470 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.9. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.10 and he has gone up against 3,096 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 (+220)

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