Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 4-16-2026

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Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – 4-16-2026 – MLB Betting Picks

Washington has a slugging percentage of.429, and they have walked 59 times while striking out 134 times. Additionally, they have walked 134 times. In the first half of this year, they had a total of 162 hits, 93 runs batted in, and a batting average of.271 against the opposition. There have been 30 two-baggers hit by the Nationals as a team, and they have also knocked 20 balls directly out of the park. Their on-base percentage is.343, and they have scored 99 runs during the season. The Washington Nationals are currently tied for first place in Major League Baseball with a team average of 5.8 runs scored per game.

The ratio of their strikeouts to walks is 1.51, while the WHIP of their pitching staff as a whole is 1.59. Twenty-four home runs and 108 runs in total have been allowed by Nationals pitchers, placing them in 29th place in the league. The Washington Nationals have allowed 156 base hits (9.3 per 9 innings) and 102 earned runs to be scored against them. The Nationals have a team earned run average on the season of 6.08, which places them 29th in the league, and their pitching staff has struck out 127 hitters. During the course of the season, their pitching staff has walked 84 batters, and their batting average per game (FIP) has been 6.25.

With 19 different save opportunities, the Nationals bullpen has a save percentage of 37.5% and has entered the game in a total of 19 different situations. However, out of the eight opportunities they have had to make a save, they have only managed to make three of them so far this year. A total of 23 runners have been inherited by the bullpen pitchers throughout the course of the year, and 43.5% of those runners have ended up scoring. There have been 14 instances in which Nationals pitchers have entered the game with people on base, and they have also made 12 appearances in circumstances that involve high leverage. To this point in the season, the Nationals have relied on 53 different relief relievers to throw for them. Over the course of the season, the relief pitchers have accumulated eight holds, which places them twenty-first in the league.

A total of 453 putouts have been recorded by the Washington Nationals as of this point in the season. Additionally, the Nationals have recorded 157 assists and 16 errors. They have turned 13 double plays, and their fielding percentage has remained unchanged at.974, which places them in the 29th position in the professional baseball league. Out of the 1,359 innings that the Nationals have played on the diamond, they have converted 69.9% of balls in play into outs, which places them in the 18th spot in Major League Baseball.

Over the course of his career, Griffin has pitched for a total of 23 innings and has a total of 17 strikeouts. He has a WHIP of 1.255 and a 3.51 earned run average. He has allowed nine earned runs to be scored against him. With 11 free passes, he has allowed 18 hits, which is equivalent to 7.0 hits per nine innings. While facing 101 hitters in the major leagues, Griffin has earned a 3.45 earned run average (FIP) and has a career record of 3-0 in terms of wins and losses.

Within the course of the season, Pittsburgh has amassed 83 runs batted in in addition to 20 home homers. They have walked 74 times and scored 86 runs, in addition to putting up 24 doubles. They have also walked 24 times. Over the course of the season, the Pittsburgh Pirates have compiled a batting average of.247 and an on-base percentage of.339 for the squad. As a team, the Pirates have a slugging percentage of.395, and they score 5.06 runs per game, which places them seventh in the league. A total of 144 base knocks have been recorded by them, and they have struck out 155 times, which ranks ninth in baseball.

On the year, the pitching staff for Pittsburgh has allowed 68 runs to be scored against them while maintaining an earned run average of 3.45 (59 earned runs allowed). Not only have they allowed 14 home runs, but they have also allowed 3.97 runs per nine innings, which places them ninth in the league. Not only do the Pirates have a WHIP of 1.356 as a club, but they also have a FIP of 3.86 as a staff for the entire season. The ratio of their strikeouts to walks is 9.60, with 164 strikeouts and 79 walks respectively. They are now ranked ninth in baseball as a pitching staff in terms of the overall number of hits they have allowed, with 130.

They have a save percentage of 50.0%, which places them in the 24th spot in the Major League Baseball rankings, and they have sent 56 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. There have been 27 instances in which their bullpen relievers have taken the mound in high leverage situations, and there have been 14 instances in which runners have been on base. There are now 22 save scenarios available for the Pirates, and they have a total of 16 holds and three blown saves. The bullpen relievers that Pittsburgh has called upon to enter the game have been given six opportunities to preserve the game, and they have a total of three saves. The relief pitchers in Pittsburgh have an inherited scoring percentage of 11.1% out of the 18 runners that they have stolen from their opponents.

Over the course of 1,389 innings played, the Pirates have amassed a defensive efficiency of 69.9%, which places them in nineteenth place among all professional baseball teams. A total of 12 double plays have been recorded by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and their fielding percentage of.987 places them in 14th place among all professional baseball teams. Throughout the course of the season, the Pirates have racked up a total of 463 putouts, 131 assists, and 8 errors.

Ashcraft has pitched 86 innings up to this point in his professional baseball career, during which he has allowed 75 base knocks while also accumulating 91 strikeouts. Ashcraft has a career record of 5-5 with a win-loss record. He has a 2.61 earned run average and allows 7.8 hits per 9 innings over the course of his career. While he has earned a WHIP of 1.206 and a FIP of 2.6, he has allowed a total of 25 earned runs across the board. A total of 358 hitters have been faced by him throughout his career, and he has a strikeout-to-base ratio of 3.14.

Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – Betting Odds

Now in this Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction, we have the odds for this game:

TEAM	SPREAD	MONEYLINE	TOTAL
Washington Nationals	+N/A	+N/A	N/A O
Pittsburgh Pirates	-N/A	-N/A	N/A U

Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Prediction – Head to Head – MLB Betting Picks

Date	Team	Opp	Close	Result	RL/OU
Apr 14, 2026	Nationals	@Pirates	+155 / 10	Won 5-4	Won / Under
Apr 13, 2026	Nationals	@Pirates	+188 / 7.5	Lost 5-16	Lost / Over
Sep 14, 2025	Nationals	Pirates	-100 / 8.5	Won 4-3	Won / Under
Sep 13, 2025	Nationals	Pirates	-105 / 9	Lost 1-5	Lost / Under
Sep 12, 2025	Nationals	Pirates	-110 / 8.5	Won 6-5	Won / Over
Apr 17, 2025	Nationals	@Pirates	+126 / 8	Lost 0-1	Won / Under
Apr 16, 2025	Nationals	@Pirates	-101 / 8.5	Lost 1-6	Lost / Under
Apr 15, 2025	Nationals	@Pirates	+105 / 8.5	Won 3-0	Won / Under
Apr 14, 2025	Nationals	@Pirates	+170 / 7.5	Lost 3-10	Lost / Over
Sep 8, 2024	Nationals	@Pirates	+132 / 8.5	Lost 3-7	Lost / Over

✅ Our Washington Nationals vs Pittsburgh Pirates Pick: Washington ✅

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