Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals Picks and Prediction for Saturday May 16 2026
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Nationals Park will play host to a Saturday afternoon MLB interleague clash between the Baltimore Orioles and the Washington Nationals. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Orioles (20-25) have dropped 13 of their first 21 road games and are 9.5 games out of first place in the AL East Division. Last night, Baltimore SS Gunnar Henderson went 2-for-5 and drove in a run during a 3-2 road loss against Washington.
Thirty-seven year old righty Chris Bassitt (3-2 5.21 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles in this matchup. In his last start, Bassitt (6 IP) allowed one run and retired six batters by strikes during a 2-1 home victory versus the Athletics.
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The Washington Nationals have won seven of their last 11 games and are 8.5 games off the pace in the NL East Division race. During Friday’s home victory, OF Daylen Lile fell a triple shot of the cycle and staked Washington to a 3-0 lead with a two-run blast. SP Zack Littell (2-4) fired five shutout frames to earn the win for the Nationals (22-23), who improved to 7-13 at home.
Washington manager Blake Butera will turn to twenty-seven year old righty Cade Cavalli (1-2 4.02 ERA) on Saturday. Through 40 plus innings, Cavalli has fanned 44 batters and surrendered just one long ball.
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Orioles vs Nationals Pick
Baltimore 3B Jordan Westburg is currently sidelined with an elbow injury and his status to return is uncertain. Through 45 games, Baltimore ranks 20th in OPS and 11th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 7th in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the Nationals to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 6-4.
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