Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 7/12/26, 10:34 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 7/19/26 at 10:46 PM in MLB Picks

The Yankees have won their last three games, partially recovering from the seven-game losing streak that ended June. The New Yorkers are still comfortably in a wild-card position, and in a season marked by Judge's rib injury, they haven't missed the MVP's timely home runs, as they've certainly delivered a few recently. After rallying in Game 2 of the series in D.C., the Yankees will try to finish the sweep in the nation's capital against the Nationals before the All-Star break.

The first game of this series ended 5-3, a game Rice opened with his 29th home run of the season. However, the Nats' ever-prolific bat, James Wood, appeared, hitting home runs in the first two games of this series to give the Nats the lead in Game 1. Nevertheless, the usual thing happened for Washington: their bullpen imploded. With 27 blown saves, the Nationals lead MLB in this dreaded statistic, and it just so happened that Clayton Beeter surrendered a game-changing home run to Chisholm in the ninth.

The following day, the game unfolded similarly, with the Nationals leading 2-0 heading into the eighth inning when a spectacular Yankees rally came in the form of home runs by McMahon, Grisham, and Goldschmidt—another game that the Nationals bullpen blew.