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

In Friday night MLB interleague action, the Texas Rangers will invade the nation’s capital to face the Washington Nationals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rangers (29-34) have dropped 21 of their first 30 road games and are five games out of first place in the AL West Division. Last night, Texas 2B Marcus Semien’s two home runs were not enough during a 4-3 road loss against Tampa Bay. 

Thirty-five year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (3-4 3.71 ERA) will head to the hill for the Rangers in this contest. In his last start, Corbin (5.1 IP) gave up three hits and two runs during a 2-0 home loss versus St. Louis. 

The Washington Nationals are two games below .500 at home and are sitting in third place in the NL East Division standings. Last night, Washington SP Jake Irvin (5-2) gave up three runs in five innings during a 7-1 home loss versus Chicago. 2B Luis Garcia went 2-for-4 with the lone RBI for the Nationals, who fell to 29-33 on the year.

Washington skipper Dave Martinez will give the nod to right-hander Michael Soroka (2-3 5.81 ERA) on Friday. Last time out, Martinez (5.1 IP) allowed six hits and four runs during an 11-7 road victory against Arizona. 

Washington OF Dylan Crews (oblique) has not resumed baseball activities and his timetable to return is uncertain. Through 63 games, Texas ranks 28th in OPS and 27th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 15th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Texas Rangers win 6-5.