Washington Nationals vs New York Yankees Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 08/26/25

If the Yankees want to make the playoffs, this is a series they need to win, and last night’s performance was a strong start. New York put up 10 runs against the Nationals last night and will look to keep the offense rolling against left-hander MacKenzie Gore, who enters with a 5-12 record and 4.11 ERA. 

For the Yankees, Luis Gil will get the start, entering with a 1-1 record and 4.26 ERA. Gil has been sharp over his last couple of starts, allowing just 2 earned runs through 10.1 innings. New York will need to be patient when facing Gore this evening, who owns a 10.75 K/9 this season. The Yankees will look to disrupt Gore’s rhythm to get him out of the game early on so they can take advantage of a Nationals bullpen that has the leagues-worst ERA, sitting at 5.60 on the season. This should be an exciting matchup, but I think the Yankees bats will be too much for Gore to handle and the Yankees will take on a few more runs against the Nationals bullpen, making New York my best bet of the day. 

Nationals vs Yankees prediction: Yankees -1.5 (+120) available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.

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