Washington Nationals vs Athletics Prediction, Odds and MLB Picks for Friday, 07/17/26

🔥 Win Probability

36.1%WSH

63.9%OAK

Probable Pitchers

WSH

Pitchers

OAK

Zack LittellSP, #18

vs

J.T. GinnSP, #35

PLAYER	W-L	ERA	WHIP	IP	H	K	BB	HR
Z. Littell	7-6	4.90	1.31	90.0	92	57	26	23
J.T. Ginn	7-6	3.67	1.25	103.0	83	93	46	13

Season Leaders

Batting LeadersPitching Leaders

WSH

Avg. Per Game

OAK

L. Garcia Jr.

.284 AVG.317 OBP.554 SLG

Batting Average

N. Kurtz

.266 AVG.405 OBP.497 SLG

J. Wood

28 HR.279 AVG64 RBI

Home Runs

S. Langeliers

21 HR.257 AVG46 RBI

L. Garcia Jr.

68 RBI20 HR.284 AVG

Runs Batted In

N. Kurtz

66 RBI20 HR.266 AVG

Season Series

Regular Season Series

Jul 17

WSH23

@

OAK4

Final

Jul 18

WSH-

@

OAK-

7/18

Jul 19

WSH-

@

OAK-

7/19

Injury Report

OAK

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
N. Kurtz	1B	Right Thumb	Jul 19
Z. Gelof	3B	Right Knee	Jul 19
L. Severino	SP	Right Shoulder	Jul 28
D. Clarke	CF	Left Hamstring	Jul 31
B. Kriske	RP	Right Shoulder	Jul 31

WSH

Player	Pos	Injury	Return
M. Mikolas	SP	Suspension	Jul 20
D. Millas	C	Left Finger	Jul 21
R. Lovelady	RP	Left Triceps	Jul 23
B. Lord	RP	Left Side	Jul 23
J. Irvin	SP	Right Shoulder	Jul 28

Standings

2026 National League East Standings

Team	W	L	GB	STRK	PCT
Atlanta	56	40	-	W2	.583
Philadelphia	54	44	3	L1	.551
Miami	52	46	5	L4	.531
Washington	49	49	8	W1	.500
New York	41	57	16	W1	.418

2026 American League West Standings

Team	W	L	GB	STRK	PCT
Texas	49	48	-	L1	.505
Seattle	48	50	1.5	L1	.490
Houston	47	52	3	L2	.475
Athletics	41	56	8	L10	.423
Los Angeles	38	60	11.5	L3	.388

Last 5 Games

WSH Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/12/26	vs NYY	L 5-3
7/11/26	vs NYY	L 4-2
7/10/26	vs NYY	L 5-3
7/8/26	vs HOU	W 8-2
7/7/26	vs HOU	L 6-3

OAK Last 5

DATE	OPP	RESULT
7/12/26	@ CHW	L 9-1
7/11/26	@ CHW	L 1-0
7/10/26	@ CHW	L 14-1
7/9/26	@ DET	L 4-1
7/8/26	@ DET	L 6-1