Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Picks and Predictions for Saturday, August 8th, 2026
Reds vs Nationals Game Information
The Cincinnati Reds stay on the road Saturday night for a 6:45 PM matchup inside Nationals Park for game 2 of 3 against the Washington Nationals. Cincinnati is just below .500 coming into this game following the loss in Game 1 of this series on Friday to end a lengthy winning streak. The Washington Nationals stay home Saturday, 4 games below .500, but they have won 2 of their last 3 games. Stay in the news with our MLB Picks.
Reds Preview
The Cincinnati offense has struggled this season, with a .230 team batting average and 476 runs on 874 hits. Cincinnati has a .310 team OBP and a.399 team slugging percentage. The Cincinnati pitching has been their biggest issue, with a 4.42 team ERA this season. Elly De La Cruz leads the Cincinnati offense this season with a .276 batting average. Sal Stewart has a .257 batting average and leads the team with 25 home runs and 87 RBI's.
Nationals Preview
The Washington Nationals offense has carried them this season, with a .250 batting average and 623 runs on 1,004 hits. Washington has a .327 OBP and a .439 team slugging percentage. The Washington pitching has been horrendous, however, with a 4.78 team ERA. CJ Abrams leads Washington with a .287 batting average and 88 RBIs this season. James Wood has a .265 batting average and leads the team with 30 home runs.
Reds vs Nationals Pitching Matchup
Chase Burns will get the ball Saturday night for Cincinnati. Burns has been elite this season, coming into this game 13-1 overall with a 2.35 ERA through 118.2 innings. Andrew Alvarez will counter for Washington. Alvarez is 1 game below .500 on the year with a 3.94 ERA across 64 innings of work.
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Reds vs Nationals Pick
Both teams have had their troubles thus far this season, but Cincinnati is the better team in this matchup. The Reds will bounce back from Friday's troubles on Saturday. Cincinnati has an elite arm on the mound who will lead them to a win in Game 2 of this set on Saturday.
- Pick: Cincinnati Reds
- Secondary: Under
- Lean: Elly De La Cruz Over 1.5 Bases
Final Score Prediction: Cincinnati Reds win 6-1.
Game Written Before completion of the game on Friday
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