Marlins vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 6/13/2025

NL East Division foes will square off on Friday night, when the Miami Marlins travel to the nation’s capital to face the Washington Nationals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Marlins (25-41) have dropped eight of their previous ten games and are trapped in the division cellar. On Wednesday, Miami OF Heriberto homered and doubled during a 5-2 road loss against Pittsburgh. 

Twenty-seven year old righty Edward Cabrera (2-2 3.99 ERA) will take the mound for the Marlins in this matchup. Through 49 plus innings, Cabrera has walked 21 batters and retired an impressive 53 by strikes while allowing just six home runs. 

The Washington Nationals are looking to snap a five-game losing streak and have fallen 14.5 games out of first place. On Thursday, Washington rallied for all of their runs in the ninth inning and left the winning run on second base during a 4-3 road loss against New York. SP Mike Soroka (3-4) gave up four runs in five innings and took the loss for the Nationals (30-38).

Washington manager Dave Martinez will turn to left-hander Mitchell Parker (4-6 4.44 ERA) on Friday. The Nationals have dropped Parker’s previous three starts and he has surrendered nine runs (8 ER) across his last 15 plus frames.

Washington OF Dylan Crews (oblique) has yet to resume baseball activities and remains without a timetable to return. Through 66 games, Miami ranks 22nd in OPS and 24th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 20th in OPS and 19th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 6-5.