On Monday, the Washington Nationals (53-77) are visiting the New York Yankees (69-60), at 7:05 p.m. ET. The Nationals have dropped two in a row, and the Yankees have dropped three in a row.
The Nationals are an underdog (+188 on the moneyline to win) when they visit the Yankees (-225). The matchup on the mound for this contest is set with the New York Yankees looking to Cam Schlittler (1-2), and Brad Lord (4-6) answering the bell for the Washington Nationals.
The Yankees’ matchup Saturday versus the Red Sox resulted in a 12-1 loss. Giancarlo Stanton went 1 for 4 with a home run and an RBI in the defeat, while Will Warren threw four innings, giving up five earned runs on seven hits while striking out three en route to taking the loss.
The Nationals lost to the Phillies yesterday, with Jake Irvin registering the loss while throwing 2 1/3 innings, giving up three earned runs on six hits while striking out two. Luis Garcia went 1 for 1 with a home run and an RBI to pace the Nationals’ offense.
Prepare for the Yankees vs. Nationals with everything you need to know ahead of Monday’s baseball action, including viewing options.
New York Yankees vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
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Favorite: Yankees (-225, bet $225 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+188, bet $100 to win $188)Over/under: 9.5Yankees vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream infoGame day: Monday, August 25, 2025Game time: 7:05 p.m. ETLocation: The Bronx, New YorkStadium: Yankee StadiumTV channel: YES and MASN2Live stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Yankees stats and trendsYankees betting recordsThis season, the Yankees have been favored 107 times and won 59, or 55.1%, of those games.New York has a record of 7-7 in games when bookmakers favor them by at least -225 on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 69.2% chance of a victory for the Yankees.New York and its opponents have hit the over in 61 of its 128 games with a total this season.The Yankees are 55-73-0 against the spread this season.Cam Schlittler (Yankees probable starter)The Yankees will send Schlittler (1-2) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 3.22 ERA and 38 strikeouts in 36 1/3 innings pitched.The right-hander’s last time out came on Wednesday against the Tampa Bay Rays, when he threw 6 2/3 scoreless innings while allowing just one hit.The 24-year-old has a 3.22 ERA and 9.4 strikeouts per nine innings across seven games this season, while giving up a batting average of .235 to opposing hitters.Schlittler is trying to record his second quality start of the year.Schlittler is looking for his fifth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.2 frames per appearance on the hill.He has had one outing this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.He will face off against a Nationals offense that ranks 21st in MLB with 1061 total hits (on a .244 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .388 (23rd in MLB) with 124 total home runs (27th in MLB).Yankees batting statsNo team in MLB has hit more homers than the Yankees, who have connected on 211 this season.Fueled by 435 extra-base hits, New York leads MLB with a .450 slugging percentage this season.The Yankees’ .250 batting average ranks 11th in the league this season.New York has scored 659 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.The Yankees have an OBP of .329 this season, which ranks fourth in MLB.New York is ranked 23rd in strikeouts per game (8.8) among MLB offenses.Nationals stats and trendsNationals betting recordsThe Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 113 games this year and have walked away with the win 49 times (43.4%) in those games.Washington has a mark of 5-9 in contests where oddsmakers favor it by +188 or worse on the moneyline.The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 34.7% according to the moneyline set for this matchup.Washington’s games have gone over the total in 64 of its 129 opportunities.The Nationals are 65-64-0 against the spread in their 129 games that had a posted line this season.Brad Lord (Nationals probable starter)Lord (4-6) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his 13th start of the season. He’s put together a 3.46 ERA in 96 1/3 innings pitched, with 77 strikeouts.In his last appearance on Wednesday, the right-hander threw 5 1/3 innings against the New York Mets, giving up four earned runs while surrendering seven hits.The 25-year-old has a 3.46 ERA and 7.2 strikeouts per nine innings in 41 games this season, while giving up a batting average of .248 to his opponents.Lord has recorded three quality starts this year.Lord is seeking his fourth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 2.3 innings per start.He has had 21 appearances this season in which he did not allow an earned run.The opposing Yankees offense has the best slugging percentage (.450) and ranks first in home runs hit (211) in all of MLB. They have a collective .250 batting average, and are 14th in the league with 1093 total hits and third in MLB play scoring 659 runs.Nationals batting statsThe Nationals are fourth-worst in MLB play with 124 home runs.This season, Washington is 23rd in baseball with a .388 slugging percentage.The Nationals have the 19th-ranked batting average in the league (.244).Washington scores the 21st-most runs in baseball (557 total, 4.3 per game).The Nationals are 21st in baseball with an on-base percentage of .308.