Rangers vs Nationals Picks and Prediction – 6/7/2025

The Texas Rangers play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Washington Nationals. Texas dropped to 29-34 following Thursday’s 4-3 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays. The Texas bullpen gave up three runs in the bottom of the ninth to lose by one. Texas has lost three straight and is third in the American League West, 5 ½ games behind first-place Houston. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Josh Smith is batting .266 to lead Texas and has a team-high .333 on-base percentage. Wyatt Langford is the leader in home runs with 11, Adolis Garcia leads in RBI with 29, and Josh Jung has the most hits with 52. Texas is batting .222 with a .358 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Texas will send Jacob deGrom to the mound. The right-hander is 5-2 with a 2.34 ERA, 66 Ks, and 17 BBs.

The Washington Nationals dropped to 29-33 following Thursday’s 7-1 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Washington has lost three of the last four and, over that span, has scored an average of only 1.75 runs per game. The Nationals are third in the National League East, 9 ½ games behind the first-place New York Mets and eight games behind second-place Philadelphia.

James Wood is batting .278 with 16 home runs, 45 RBI, 65 hits, and an on-base percentage of .374 to lead Washington in each of the five categories. Josh Bell is second in home runs with nine. Washington is batting .242 with a .392 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Washington will send Mitchell Parker to the mound. The left-hander is 4-5 with a 4.71 ERA, 42 Ks, and 28 BBs. 

Texas will win on Saturday when visiting Washington, but the play here is UNDER. The UNDER has cashed in 12 of Texas’ last 17 and in 10 of the last 13 that Texas has played versus Washington. Texas starter Jacob deGrom has had five consecutive strong outings, allowing seven runs on 22 hits across 31.1 innings. Washington starter Mitchell Parker has been hit hard and five consecutive outings. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win but our best play is UNDER 4-2.