New York Yankees vs Washington Nationals Picks and Prediction for Sunday July 12 2026
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In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the New York Yankees and the Washington Nationals will wrap up their weekend series from the nation’s capital. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Yankees (53-42) have won 30 of their first 52 road games and are sitting atop the AL Wild Card standings. On Saturday, Trent Grisham delivered a two-run blast in the eighth inning to give New York a 4-2 road victory. Ryan McMahon and Paul Goldschmidt added solo shots as part of a four-run frame for the Yankees.
Twenty-seven year old righty Will Warren (7-4 4.15 ERA) will head to the hill for the Yankees in this contest. New York has dropped Warren’s previous four starts and he has surrendered 19 runs (15 ER) over his last 20 plus innings.
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The Washington Nationals have split their previous ten games and are 7.5 games off the pace in the NL East Division race. During yesterday’s home loss, Washington batters went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and left nine men on base. All-Star OF James Wood went 3-for-5 with a home run in a losing effort for the Nationals (48-48), who fell to a disappointing 20-30 at home.
Washington skipper Blake Butera will turn to twenty-seven year old righty Cade Cavalli (5-4 3.88 ERA) on Sunday. In ten home starts this season, Cavalli (49.1 IP) has limited the opposition to five long balls and retired 58 batters by strikes.
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Yankees vs Nationals Pick
New York OF Aaron Judge is recovering from a rib stress fracture and his timetable to return is early next month. Through 95 games, New York ranks 7th in OPS and 9th in runs scored. For the season, Washington ranks 3rd in OPS and 1st in runs scored. Take the Nationals to win at home. Final Score Prediction, Washington Nationals win 6-3.
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