Tigers vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 7/3/2025

In Thursday night MLB interleague action, the Detroit Tigers will battle the Washington Nationals from the nation’s capital. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. In the first game of yesterday’s doubleheader, OF Riley Greene homered twice and drove in six runs to power Detroit to an 11-2 victory against Washington. 3B Zach McKinstry went 4-for-5 and scored a pair of runs for the Tigers (54-33).   

Thirty-four year old southpaw Dietrich Enns (0.00 ERA) will make his second start of the year for the Tigers. In his season debut, Enns allowed just one hit across five shutout frames during an 8-0 home victory versus the Athletics. 

The Washington Nationals are eight games below .500 at home and are trapped in the NL East Division basement. During the second game of Wednesday’s doubleheader, Washington DH Josh Bell collected three hits and drove in three runs during a 9-4 home victory. 1B Nathaniel Lowe went 2-for-4 with four RBIs for the Nationals (36-50). 

Twenty-eight year old righty Jake Irvin (6-3 4.73 ERA) will take the mound for the Nationals in this matchup. Last time out, Irvin (4.1 IP) was knocked around for nine hits and nine runs (8 ER) during a 15-9 road victory against the Los Angeles Angels. 

Detroit OF Kerry Carpenter (hamstring) has landed on the 10-day injured list and is expected to return later this month. Through 86 games, Detroit ranks 5th in OPS and 5th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 19th in OPS and 15th in runs scored. Take the Nationals to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 5-4.