Nationals vs Rockies Picks and Prediction – 4/19/2025

The Washington Nationals play the second game of a three-game series on the road Saturday versus the Colorado Rockies. Washington dropped to 7-12 following its 1-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday. Washington was held to just five hits. The Nationals have lost five of the last six. Washington is last in the National League East, five days behind first place. Keep up to date with all the MLB action with our expert MLB picks.

Keibert Ruiz is batting .317 to lead Washington and has team highs in hits with 20 and on-base percentage at .377. James Wood is the leader in home runs with six, and Nathaniel Lowe is the leader in RBI with 16. Washington is batting .226 with a .367 slugging percentage. On Saturday, Washington will send Brad Lord to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with a 4.82 ERA, 5 Ks, and 7 BBs.

The Colorado Rockies dropped to 3-15 following an 8-7 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night. Colorado was swept in its three-game series with the Dodgers and was also swept in their previous three-game series with the San Diego Padres. Colorado is last in the National League West. After just 18 games, the Rockies trail first place by 11 ½ games.

Kyle Farmer is batting .345 with 19 hits and a .383 on-base percentage to lead Colorado in the three statistical categories. Brenton Doyle leads Colorado in home runs with three and RBI with 12. Colorado is batting .220 with a .344 slugging percentage. On Saturday, the Colorado Rockies will send Kyle Freeland to the mound. The left-hander is 0-3 with a 4.88 ERA, 17 Ks, and 2 BBs.

Washington will win on Saturday when visiting Colorado, but the play here is OVER. The OVER has cashed in eight of Washington's last 11, 12 of Washington's last 18 versus Colorado, and five of Washington's last six on the road versus Colorado. Washington starter Brad Lord has allowed four runs across 7.1 innings in two starts. Colorado starter Kyle Freeland has allowed 13 runs across the last 18 innings. Final Score Prediction: Washington Nationals win but our best play is OVER 8-6.