Dodgers vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 4/8/2025

The Los Angeles Dodgers play the second game of a three-game series on the road in the nation's capital on Tuesday versus the Washington Nationals. Los Angeles is 9-2 and tied for first in the National League West with the San Francisco Giants. LA lost to the Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 on Sunday. Los Angeles lost two out of three on the road to the Phillies. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our MLB previews.

Will Smith is .423 with an on-base percentage of .583 to lead Los Angeles in both categories. Tommy Edman is the leader in home runs with five. Teoscar Hernandez is the leader in RBI with 13 and hits with 11. Los Angeles has a team batting average of .229 and a slugging percentage of .471. Los Angeles has not announced its starting pitcher for Tuesday’s second game of a three-game series with Washington

The Washington Nationals are 3-6 and fourth in the National League East, four games behind the first-place Philadelphia Phillies. Washington defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks 5-4 on Sunday. Paul DeJong and Alex Call each had an RBI for Washington, and starter Trevor Wiliams had six strikeouts across five innings. Washington has won two straight since snapping a four-game losing streak.

Keibert Ruiz is batting .321 with an on-base percentage of .387 to lead Washington in both. Nathaniel Lowe is the leader in home runs with three, RBI with eight, and hits with 10. Washington has a team batting average of .226 and a slugging percentage of .413. Washington has not released the name of its starting pitcher for Tuesday's game with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Los Angeles Dodgers will win this second game of a three-game series on the road in the nation's capital on Tuesday, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed five of Washington's last seven, four of the last five Los Angeles has played versus Washington, and in four of the Dodgers’ last six overall. Los Angeles is third in the MLB in ERA at 2.48. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.