Colorado Rockies vs Washington Nationals Picks and Prediction for Tuesday August 25 2026

By: Eddie Kline Published 08/25/2026, 12:15 AM ET

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Nationals Park will play host to a Tuesday night MLB clash between the Colorado Rockies and the Washington Nationals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Rockies (50-81) are in the midst of a seven-game losing streak and own the worst record in baseball. Last night, Colorado 3B Willi Castro and SS Ezequiel Tovar each went deep during a 13-3 road loss against Washington.Β 

Twenty-six year old righty Mason Adams will make his first career major league start for the Rockies. Adams was acquired in a trade deadline deal with the White Sox and is currently ranked the 20th prospect in the organization. In three starts with Triple-A Albuquerque, Adams posted a 2.08 ERA.Β 

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The Washington Nationals have dropped eight of their previous 11 games and have fallen out of contention in the National League Wild Card picture. During Monday’s home victory, OF Daylen Lile fell a triple short of the cycle and drove in five runs to power the Washington offense. 2B Jorbit Vivas went 3-for-4 with two RBIs and a run scored for the Nationals (62-71), who improved to 28-36 at home. SP Cade Cavalli (12-5) struck out seven batters across six solid frames to earn the win.

Washington manager Blake Butera will turn to twenty-seven year old southpaw Andrew Alvarez (2-5 3.60 ERA) on Tuesday. Through 80 innings of work, Alvarez has limited the opposition to four home runs and fanned 74 batters while posting a 1.34 WHIP.

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Washington OF James Wood is currently on the 10-day injured list with an oblique strain and will not play in this series. Through 131 games, Colorado ranks 5th in OPS and 7th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 3rd in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the over, Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 7-5.

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