Cincinnati Reds vs Washington Nationals Picks and Predictions for Sunday, August 9th, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 08/09/2026, 12:15 AM ET

Reds vs Nationals Game Information

The Cincinnati Reds stay on the road Sunday afternoon with a 12:15 PM matchup inside Nationals Park in Washington, DC, for game 3 of 3 against the Washington Nationals. Cincinnati is 4 games below .500 coming into Sunday, riding a 2-game skid after dropping both games in this series thus far. The Washington Nationals stay home Sunday, 3 games below .500, but they have won 3 of the last 5, including 2 in a row. Stay in the action with our MLB Picks.

Reds Preview

Chase Burns got the start for Cincinnati on Saturday and took the loss, giving up 5 runs on 6 hits across 5.1 innings of work. The rest of the Cincinnati bullpen was just as bad, allowing 3 more runs on 4 hits over the final 2.2 innings of the game. Eugenio Suarez was the only life on Saturday, posting 1 hit in 3 at-bats to drive in both runs.

Nationals Preview

Andrew Alvarez Got to start Saturday for Washington, giving up 1 run on 3 hits across 5.1 innings of action. Max Kranick came on in relief to give up 1 run on 1 hit after recording 2 outs, leading to the victory. The Washington bullpen slammed the door for the remainder of the game, giving up no runs on 1 hit over the final 3 innings. Andres Chapparo led the way for the Washington offense with 2 hits in 2 at-bats to drive in 3 runs. Abimelic Ortiz added to the Washington offense, driving in 2 runs as well.

Reds vs Nationals Pitching Matchup

Brady Singer will get the ball Sunday for Cincinnati. Singer is 5-10 this season with a 4.67 ERA and through 113.2 innings of work. Washington has not yet announced its starting pitcher for the series finale and could rely solely on their bullpen.

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Reds vs Nationals Pick

Both teams have struggled to find consistency this season, but Cincinnati has the advantage on the mound Sunday. Look for the Reds to lean on Brady Singer and do enough offensively to close the series in Washington with a road victory to end the recent issues.

Pick: Cincinnati Reds
Secondary: Under
Lean: Dane Myers Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Cincinnati Reds win 5-2.

Game Written Before completion of the game on Saturday.