Washington Nationals vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 4/4/26, 1:05 PM  by Travis Pulver | Modified on 4/17/26 at 5:48 AM in MLB Picks

The Washington Nationals 3-4, 0-1 Home) will go for their first home win of the season Saturday afternoon, April 4, when they host the Los Angeles Dodgers (5-2, 1-0 Away) at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. First pitch is scheduled for 4:05 p.m. EST with coverage provided by MLB.TV.

After a 3-3 start to the season on the road, the Nationals opened their first home series Friday afternoon with a 13-6 loss to the visiting Dodgers. It is not going to get any easier in Game Two of the series against Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow did not factor into his first start of the season last Saturday, but pitched well, giving up four hits, a walk, and two earned runs while striking out six across six innings of work. He had a 3.19 ERA and a WHIP of 1.10 last season.

The Nationals will hope Jake Irvin can get them off to a solid start on the mound. He got the win in his first start last Sunday, surrendering three hits (two home runs), a walk, and two earned runs while striking out seven across five innings. However, his history against the Dodgers' lineup is not great. IN 92 career at-bats, Dodger bats have hit .304 against him (28-92) with 14 extra base hits, including four home runs.