Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies MLB Prediction and Pick, Today's MLB Betting Picks, 7-22-2026

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Our Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Pick: ROCKIES

Colorado is the recommended pick despite owning the weaker overall pitching staff because this matchup favors its offense against Washington’s vulnerable run prevention. The Nationals lead MLB with 5.5 runs per game and boast one of the league’s best offenses, but their pitching has been among the worst, carrying a 4.80 ERA, 1.40 WHIP, poor defense ranked last in fielding percentage, and a bullpen that has converted barely half of its save opportunities. Colorado’s pitching numbers are also among the league’s weakest, yet the Rockies counter with a productive lineup hitting .255 with 184 doubles and nearly 4.8 runs per game. While Washington’s offense is more explosive, the combination of Colorado facing a struggling Nationals pitching staff, paired with Chase Hughes’ encouraging early career numbers, gives the Rockies value to outscore Washington in what projects to be a high-scoring contest.

MATCHUP	Nationals	Rockies
Washington Nationals vs Colorado Rockies Moneyline	-144	+120
Where	Coors Field in Denver, CO
When	Wednesday, July 22, 2026

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A total of 175 doubles have been accumulated by the Nationals as a team, and they have hit 147 balls out of the stadium. There have been 840 times that Washington has been called out on strikes, and there have been 349 times that they have drawn a walk. Washington’s slugging percentage is.440. The Washington Nationals are currently in first place in the league. They are averaging 5.5 runs per game, which places them in the top spot. During the course of the season, they have collected 526 runs batted in and 874 base knocks, while their batting average is.252 at the plate. They have scored 552 runs and have an on-base percentage of.327 while they are currently in the game.

This season, the Nationals have a 4.80 earned run average (ERA), which places them 27th in the league. Additionally, their pitching staff has rung up 798 batters. 142 home runs and 533 total runs have been allowed by Nationals pitchers, which places them 28th in Major League Baseball. There have been 355 players from the opposing team that have been walked by their pitching staff, and their team’s batting average is 4.73 so far this season. Additionally, Washington has allowed 483 earned runs and 914 base hits, which is equivalent to 9.1 per nine innings. Their pitching staff has a combined WHIP of 1.40, and they have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 2.25 throughout the course of their career.

A total of 321 relievers have been sent to the hill by the Nationals throughout the course of the season. Over the course of the season, the relievers have been responsible for 150 base runners, with 43.3% of those players striking out at home plate. With a total of 55 holds throughout the course of the season, the bullpen ranks fourteenth in Major League Baseball. In addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations, Nationals bullpen pitchers have entered the game 98 times with runners on base. This is in addition to high leverage situations. Over the course of the season, they have made a total of 29 saves, while they have failed to make 27 of their 56 save opportunities. There have been 116 save situations in which the Nationals bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound, and they have a save percentage of 51.8% throughout their career.

During the course of the season, the Washington Nationals have a total of 2,717 putouts, in addition to 928 assists and 78 errors. A total of 85 double plays have been earned by them, and their fielding percentage is.979, which places them in the 30th spot in the major leagues. Out of the 8,151 innings that the Nationals have played on the diamond, they have converted 68.6% of balls that have been hit into play into outs. This percentage places them in the 27th spot among the major leagues.

Cavalli has a career record of 9-6, a 4.17 earned run average, and he has faced 696 batters in the major leagues. His average batting average is 4.17. A total of 49 walks have been issued to him, and he has allowed 168 base hits (9.6 hits per 9 innings). The earned run average (ERA) for him is 4.24, and his walk-to-hit ratio (WHIP) is 1.380. During his time in the Major League Baseball, Cavalli has thrown 157 innings and has 165 strikeouts to his credit.

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On the season, the Colorado Rockies have a batting average of.255 and an on-base percentage of.325, both of which are considered to be very impressive. They are eighth in the league in terms of the number of times they have struck out, and they have a total of 881 base knocks. Colorado has hit 116 home runs so far this season, in addition to accumulating 466 runs batted in. The Rockies have a slugging percentage of.420 as a team, and they score 4.77 runs per game, which places them ninth in the league. They have walked 322 times and hit 184 doubles, in addition to scoring 487 runs. They have also taken a walk 322 times.

In the current season, the Rockies have a team WHIP of 1.517 and a FIP of 4.87 over the course of the season. As a pitching staff, they have managed to surrender a total of 1,024 hits, which places them in the thirty-first spot in the league. During the course of this season, the Colorado pitching staff has allowed 581 runs to be scored against them, resulting in an earned run average of 5.47 (545 earned runs). The ratio of their strikeouts to walks is 7.20, with 717 strikeouts and 335 walks. They have allowed 145 home runs, and their average run rate per nine innings is 5.84, which places them in the 30th spot in baseball.

They have a save percentage of 60.5%, which places them in the 18th spot in the baseball rankings, and they have sent 304 relief pitchers out to the mound so far this season. Not only have their bullpen relievers taken the mound 91 times in high leverage situations, but they have also done so 100 times while there were runners on base while they were pitching. As of right now, the Rockies have a total of 75 save situations, of which they have earned 36 holds and 15 blown saves. In the 38 save opportunities that Colorado has had, relievers have been called upon to make a save, and they have been successful in making 23 saves. Out of the 162 runners that they have inherited, bullpen pitchers in Colorado have an inherited score percentage of 29.0%.

The Colorado Rockies have a fielding percentage of.983, which places them in 23rd place among all professional baseball teams. They have also turned 83 double plays. Up to this point in the season, the Rockies have accumulated a total of 2,689 putouts, 857 assists, and 62 errors. With 8,067 innings played, the Rockies have a defensive efficiency of 66.8%, which places them in the 30th spot in the professional baseball league.

Hughes, who has a career record of 0-1 and a 3.19 earned run average, has allowed 7.0 hits per nine innings pitched. During his career in professional baseball, he has faced 56 batters from opposing teams, and he has a strikeout-to-base ratio of 2.80. While he has achieved a WHIP of 1.135 and a FIP of 3.1, he has allowed 5 earned runs to be scored against him. At the Major League Baseball level, Hughes has allowed 11 base knocks and has struck out 14 batters in 14 innings pitched.

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