San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals Preview, Prediction & Odds | July 20, 2025

Apex Tale of The Tape

Projected Starting Pitchers H2H

Key Stats

San Diego Padres

The San Diego Padres are struggling at the plate throughout the season as they have a .246/.315/.374 team slash line while averaging 4.00 runs per game. They are doing a middle-of-the-road job in terms of stealing bases as they are 17th in the bigs with 67 stolen bases while being caught 18 times. Third baseman Manny Machado has been hitting well as he has a .834 OPS with 18 home runs, 60 RBI, 58 runs scored, and eight stolen bases on 10 attempts.

Right-hander Nick Pivetta is going to be taking the mound for the San Diego Padres for Sunday’s game and is stepping up thus far as he is 9-2 with a 2.88 ERA and a 1.02 WHIP in 109.1 innings of work. He is stepping up and limiting hits as hitters have a .205 batting average against him thus far. Pivetta faced the Nats once already this season in a win as he pitched seven shutout innings and gave up three hits with zero walks and 10 strikeouts.

Washington Nationals

The Washington Nationals are looking to step up offensively as they are tied with the Baltimore Orioles for 21st place with a .700 team OPS while scoring 4.32 runs per game. The lineup is tied with the Milwaukee Brewers for 22nd with 96 total homers up to this point. Shortstop CJ Abrams has been hitting at a great level as he has a .287/.350/.490 slash line with 13 home runs, 36 RBI, 62 runs scored, and 20 stolen bases while being caught twice.

The Washington Nationals are sending young righty MacKenzie Gore to the hill and pitched well thus far as in his first 19 starts, he is 4-8 with a 3.02 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP in 110.1 innings of work. He has been able to dominate in terms of keeping the ball in the park with 11 home runs allowed up to this point. Gore faced the Padres once in a losing effort as he gave up one run on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts in six innings.

San Diego Padres vs. Washington Nationals Betting Trends

Prediction

The offenses lately are struggling to score runs as San Diego is scoring 3.36 runs in their previous 11 games while Washington is averaging 3.3 runs in their last 10 games. During their last seven starts, these pitchers are stepping up as Nick Pivetta is 3-0 with a 2.41 ERA and a 1.00 WHIP in 41.0 innings while MacKenzie Gore is 2-3 with a 2.79 ERA and a 1.19 WHIP in 42.0 innings. The under hit in two of their last three games against one another so take the under to hit here.

Final Pick

Under 8 Runs (-108)