Red Sox vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 7/5/2025

Red Sox vs Nationals Prediction
Nationals Park will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB interleague clash between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Red Sox (44-45) are six games below .500 on the road and are six games off the pace in the AL East Division race. On Friday, SS Trevor Story went 4-for-5 with a home run and four RBIs to power Boston to an 11-2 road triumph against Washington.
Thirty year old right-hander Walker Buehler (5-6 6.45 ERA) has not lived up to the $21 million dollar contract he signed in the offseason. The Red Sox have lost Buehler’s last three starts and he has been tagged for 17 runs over his last 11 plus innings.
The Washington Nationals have split their previous ten games and are trapped in the NL East Division cellar. During yesterday’s home loss, Washington leadoff hitter C.J. Abrams swiped his 19th base and scored a run. SP Michael Soroka (3-6) surrendered seven runs in four innings and took the loss for the Nationals (37-51), who fell to 18-26 at home.
Washington skipper Dave Martinez will turn to twenty-five year old lefty Mitchell Parker (5-8 4.63 ERA) on Saturday. Last time out, Parker (5 IP) allowed six hits and three runs during a 7-4 road victory against the Los Angeles Angels.
Red Sox vs Nationals Pick Analysis
Boston OF Masataka Yoshida (shoulder) is currently on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Worcester. Through 89 games, Boston ranks 6th in OPS and 6th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 17th in OPS and 14th in runs scored. Take the Nationals to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 6-4.
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