Washington Nationals vs Baltimore Orioles Picks and Predictions for Saturday, June 27, 2026

By: Cameron Ross Published 06/27/2026, 01:05 AM ET

Nationals vs Orioles Game Information

The Washington Nationals stay on the road Saturday for a 7:05 PM game inside Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, MD, against the Baltimore Orioles. Washington is 1 game below .500 this season, coming into Saturday on a 4-game losing streak after dropping Game 1 of this set. The Baltimore Orioles come into Saturday 5 games below .500 but have won 3 of the last 5, following the win on Friday to end the 2-game losing streak. Keep up with our MLB Picks.

Nationals Preview

The Washington Nationals offense has compiled a .247 batting average this season, scoring 438 runs on 692 hits. Washington has a .320 OBP and a .425 team slugging percentage. The Washington pitching has been shaky this season with a 4.75 team ERA, and they have allowed 22 runs across their current 4-game losing streak. CJ Abrams leads the Washington offense this season with a .282 batting average and 57 RBI's. James Wood has a .260 batting average and leads the team with 20 home runs.

Orioles Preview

The Baltimore offense has a .241 batting average this season, scoring 382 runs on 660 hits. Baltimore has a .320 OBP and a .402 team slugging percentage. The Baltimore pitching has a 4.43 team ERA this season, and they have allowed 3 runs across their last 3 victories. Taylor Ward leads Baltimore this season with a .262 batting average. Pete Alonso has a .252 batting average and leads the team with 18 home runs and 55 RBI's this year.

Nationals vs Orioles Pitching Matchup

Foster Griffin will be on the mound Saturday for Washington, looking to continue his success. This season, Griffin has 8 wins and 2 losses with a 3.15 ERA through 91.1 innings of work. Brandon Young will counter for Baltimore, also looking to continue his success this season. Young is 6-2 this season with a 3.07 ERA through 67.1 innings of action.

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Nationals vs Orioles Pick

Washington is having a better year coming into this matchup and will play to their strengths on Saturday. Look for Washington to lean on their better offense against a lackluster Baltimore team. Washington will do the job to get another victory against the Orioles Saturday afternoon as they do the work in Game 2 of this set.

Pick: Washington Nationals +102
Secondary: Under 9
Lean: CJ Abrams Over 1.5 Bases

Final Score Prediction: Washington Nationals win 5-2.

Game Written Prior to completion of game on Friday.