Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays Prediction and Pick, MLB Betting Picks, 6-21-2026

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The Nationals have 129 doubles as a team and 98 homers. Washington has walked 257 times and struck out 614 times, which means their OBP is .321. They are sitting with a slugging percentage of .421 and they score 4.22 runs per game (25th in baseball). The Washington Nationals are scoring 5.4 runs per game as a squad, which has them sitting at 1st in baseball. The squad has a .247 batting average this season with 641 hits. They have 388 runs batted in and 1,059 hits. They have scored 409 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .321.

They have a K/BB ratio of 2.13 and their pitching staff has an earned run average of 4.48. The Nationals’ pitching staff has given up 109 home runs and 397 total runs (28th in baseball). Washington has given up 676 base hits (8.9 per 9 innings) and 354 earned runs. The Nationals’ team earned run average is 4.66 this season (25th in the league) and the staff has struck out 578 batters. They have walked 271 hitters on their pitching staff and their FIP comes in at 4.86 as a club for the year.

Nationals relievers have entered the game with runners on base 73 times and have had 80 outings in high leverage situations. Relievers have 38 holds this season (16th in MLB). The Nationals relief relievers have a save rate of 53.7% and have taken the mound in 84 save opportunities. They have 22 saves this season and have blown 19 of 41 opportunities. Bullpen pitchers have been handed 108 base runners this season and 44.4% of those have scored. The Nationals have used 243 relievers this season.

The Washington Nationals have a fielding percentage of .979 this season. The Nationals have turned 46 double plays, and own a fielding percentage of .979 (2,051 putouts, 685 assists). Their fielding percentage of .978 is 30th in MLB, and they have a total of 58 double plays. The Nationals have turned 69.6% of balls hit into play into outs over 6,153 innings on the diamond, leaving them 21st in the majors.

Alvarez has pitched 51 innings and has recorded 51 strikeouts in his pro baseball career to far. Alvarez (2-1, 2.94 FIP) has faced 219 hitters in the majors. His ERA is 2.99 (17 ER allowed) and his WHIP is 1.309. He has given up 45 hits (7.9 hits per nine innings) and has walked 22 batters.

Tampa Bay has 60 home runs and 305 RBIs this year. They have 99 doubles and 261 walks, for 320 runs. The Tampa Bay Rays have a team on-base percentage of .333 and a team batting average of .256 for the year. Tampa Bay has a team slugging percentage of .381 and they average 4.44 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have 520 strikeouts (30th in the league) and 616 base hits.

The Tampa Bay pitching staff has given up 312 runs this season, with an ERA of 3.92 (280 earned runs relinquished). They have allowed 86 home runs and allow 4.37 runs per nine innings (12th in MLB). Tampa Bay has the 12th-best WHIP (1.236) and FIP (4.18) in baseball as a staff this year. Their strikeout-to-walk ratio is 8.00 (570 strikeouts to 216 free passes). They are 6th in MLB as a staff in total hits surrendered with 579.

The Rays have 53 holds to go along with 12 failed saves in 94 save situations. Tampa Bay relievers have entered the game in relief 41 times and have compiled a record of 29 saves. The inherited score percentage is 25.3% with 91 inherited runners for Tampa Bay relievers. Their relievers have entered the game 79 times in high-leverage situations and 65 times with runners on. They are 8th in the league with a .707 save percentage, and have sent 229 bullpen pitchers to the mound this season.

The Tampa Bay Rays have turned 47 double plays and have a .983 fielding percentage (24th in pro baseball). This season, the Rays have combined for 592 assists, 44 mistakes and 1,929 putouts. The Rays have played 5,787 innings on the diamond with a defense effectiveness of 71.2% (6th in the majors).

Martinez (54-61 career mark) has a 4.03 ERA and has given up 8.9 hits per 9 innings. He has faced 4,327 batters in his big league career and has a 2.38 strikeout to walk ratio. He has given up a total of 458 ER’s while carrying a WHIP of 1.290 and owning a FIP of 4.0. Martinez has given up 1,017 hits and struck out 720 in 1,023 innings in his pro baseball career.

✅ Our Washington Nationals vs Tampa Bay Rays Pick: Washington ✅

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