Baltimore Orioles vs Washington Nationals Picks and Prediction for Sunday May 17 2026
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The Beltway Series will conclude on Sunday afternoon, when the Baltimore Orioles face the Washington Nationals in the nation’s capital. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Orioles (20-26) have dropped 14 of their first 22 road games and are 10.5 games out of first place in the AL East Division. On Saturday, Samuel Basallo and Tyler O’Neill each went deep during a 13-3 road loss.
Twenty-seven year old righty Brandon Young (3-1 4.15 ERA) will take the mound for the Orioles in this matchup. In his last start, Young (5.1 IP) allowed two runs and retired five batters by strikes during a 3-2 home victory versus New York.
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The Washington Nationals have won seven of their last ten games and are tied with Philadelphia for second place in the NL East Division standings. During yesterday’s home victory, C Keibert Ruiz fell a triple short of the cycle and drove in five runs to power Washington’s offense. Brady House and Jacon Young also homered for the Nationals (23-23), who improved to 8-13 at home.
Thirty-seven year old righty Miles Mikolas (1-3 7.00 ERA) is starting to turn things around in his first season with the Nationals. Last time out, Mikolas gave up two runs (1 ER) and lasted just three plus innings during a 10-4 road victory against Cincinnati.
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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 46 games, Baltimore ranks 21st in OPS and 13th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 8th in OPS and 2nd in runs scored. Take the over. Final Score Prediction, Baltimore Orioles win 8-6.
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