At Nationals Park on Wednesday, the Cincinnati Reds (three consecutive defeats) play the Washington Nationals at 12:05 p.m. ET.
The Reds are favored (-139 on the moneyline) when they visit the Nationals (+117). The Reds will give the ball to Nick Lodolo (7-6) against the Nationals and Mike Soroka (3-7).
Yesterday, the Nationals picked up a 6-1 win over the Reds, with Konnor Pilkington (2.0 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K) earning the win for the Nationals. Josh Bell finished 1 for 3 with a home run and an RBI to lead the offensive showing. Chase Burns (5.2 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 10 K) was credited with the loss for the Reds.
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Cincinnati Reds vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Reds (-139, bet $139 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+117, bet $100 to win $117)Over/under: 8.5Reds vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Wednesday, July 23, 2025Game time: 12:05 p.m. ETLocation: Washington D.C.Stadium: Nationals ParkTV channel: MLB Network, MASN, and FDSOHLive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Reds stats and trendsReds betting recordsThis season, the Reds have won 22 out of the 45 games, or 48.9%, in which they’ve been favored.Cincinnati has a record of 10-9, a 52.6% win rate, when favored by -139 or more by sportsbooks this season.The Reds have a 58.2% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.So far this season, Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 41 of 100 games with a total.The Reds are 52-48-0 against the spread in their 100 chances this season.Nick Lodolo (Reds probable starter)Lodolo (7-6 with a 3.33 ERA and 104 strikeouts in 113 2/3 innings pitched) gets the start for the Reds, his 21st of the season.The left-hander last appeared on Friday against the New York Mets, when he went seven innings, allowing two earned runs while giving up four hits.In 20 games this season, the 27-year-old has an ERA of 3.33, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .233 against him.Lodolo is aiming to claim his fourth quality start in a row in this game.Lodolo will try to go five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing.He has had five appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.He meets a Nationals offense that ranks 17th in the league with 440 runs while batting .246 as a squad. It has a collective .391 slugging percentage (20th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 99 home runs (22nd in MLB).Lodolo has a 10.13 ERA and a 2.250 WHIP against the Nationals this season in 5 1/3 innings pitched, allowing a .385 batting average over one appearance.Among pitchers who qualify in MLB action this season, the 27-year-old ranks 26th in ERA (3.33), 18th in WHIP (1.082), and 34th in K/9 (8.2).Reds batting statsThe Reds’ 107 home runs rank 18th in Major League Baseball.Fueled by 282 extra-base hits, Cincinnati ranks 17th in MLB with a .395 slugging percentage this season.The Reds rank 16th in MLB with a .246 team batting average.Cincinnati ranks 11th in the majors with 465 total runs scored this season.The Reds have the 15th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.319).Cincinnati ranks 20th with an average of 8.6 strikeouts per game.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 85 games this year and have walked away with the win 37 times (43.5%) in those games.This season, Washington has been victorious 24 times in 62 chances when named as an underdog of at least +117 or longer on the moneyline.Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Nationals have a 46.1% chance of pulling out a win.Washington’s games have gone over the total in 52 of its 100 opportunities.The Nationals are 51-49-0 against the spread in their 100 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.Mike Soroka (Nationals probable starter)Soroka gets the start for the Nationals, his 15th of the season. He is 3-7 with a 5.10 ERA and 77 strikeouts in 72 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander last appeared on Friday against the San Diego Padres, when he tossed five innings, allowing one earned run while giving up three hits.The 27-year-old has amassed an ERA of 5.10, with 9.6 strikeouts per nine innings in 14 games this season. Opposing batters have a .228 batting average against him.Soroka is trying to record his fifth quality start of the season.Soroka has pitched five or more innings in a game 11 times this season entering this game.He has had one outing this season that he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face off against a Reds squad that is batting .246 as a unit (16th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .395 (17th in the league) with 107 total home runs (18th in MLB action).Nationals batting statsThe Nationals rank 22nd in MLB play with 99 total home runs.So far this season, Washington is 20th in the majors, slugging .391.The Nationals have the 16th-ranked batting average in the majors (.246).Washington scores the 17th-most runs in baseball (440 total, 4.4 per game).The Nationals’ .312 on-base percentage ranks 20th in MLB.