Orioles vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 4/24/2025

The Baltimore Orioles will be on the road again Thursday with another game in Washington against the Washington Nationals. Baltimore has nine wins and 13 losses this season coming into this matchup having lost three of the last five including two in a row after a 7 run loss in Game 1 of this series. Offensively Baltimore has a .2214 batting average as they have scored 98 runs on 160 hits this season. The Baltimore pitching has been horrendous as well with a 5.48 ERA overall. Stay up to date with our MLB Picks.

Cedric Mullins leads the Baltimore offense this season with a .290 batting average, six home runs, ants nineteen RBI's. Ryan O’Hearn has a .296 batting average but has played in just 16 games and Ramon Urias has a .319 batting average but has played just 15 times this year.

The Washington Nationals stay home Thursday with ten wins on the year and have won three of the last five following their victory game one of the set. Offensively Washington has been mediocre with a .237 batting average having scored a hundred runs on 178 hits this season and scored seven runs in Game 1 of this series. The Washington pitching has struggled with a 4.88 team ERA, but gave up no runs in Game 1 of this series.

Keibert Ruiz leads the Washington Nationals this season with a .329 batting average on the year. Nathaniel Lowe has a .293 batting average to go along with the team leading nineteen RBI's. Alex Call has a .293 batting average this season for Washington but has played in just 16 games. James Wood has a .253 batting average and leads Washington this season with seven home runs across 23 games played.

Both teams have had some troubles this year but the Nationals will be in the better place in this game. Washington will be at home and have the better pitcher on the mound. Look for the Nationals to do the work on both sides of the plate leading to the win at home. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 5-2.