How to Watch Reds vs. Nationals: TV Channel & Live Stream - May 2

Updated May. 2, 2025 3:25 p.m. ET

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Hunter Greene takes the mound for the Cincinnati Reds on Friday at Great American Ball Park against Luis Garcia and the Washington Nationals. First pitch is at 6:10 p.m. ET for the first game of a three-game series.

Here's everything you need to watch the Reds vs. Nationals competition.

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Reds vs. Nationals Game Information & How to Watch

When: Friday, May 2, 2025 at 6:10 p.m. ET
Where: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, Ohio
TV: Watch on FDSOH, MASN2
Box Score: Fox Sports

Reds vs. Nationals Prediction

Score Prediction: Reds 5, Nationals 3
Total Prediction: Under 8.5 runs
Win Probabilities: Reds 58%, Nationals 42%

Reds vs. Nationals Head to Head

Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
7/21/2024	Nationals	-1.5	9	-114	-105	5-2 WSH
7/20/2024	Reds	-1.5	8	-120	+101	5-4 WSH
7/19/2024	Reds	-1.5	9.5	-129	+109	8-5 WSH
3/31/2024	Reds	-1.5	9.5	-173	+145	6-5 CIN
3/30/2024	Reds	-1.5	10.5	-185	+154	7-6 WSH
3/28/2024	Reds	-1.5	9.5	-154	+130	8-2 CIN
8/6/2023	Reds	-1.5	10.5	-164	+139	6-3 WSH
8/5/2023	Reds	-1.5	10.5	-235	+193	7-3 WSH
8/4/2023	Reds	-1.5	10.5	-183	+155	6-3 WSH
7/6/2023	Nationals	-1.5	10	-127	+107	5-4 CIN

Reds Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	6-4
Runs Per Game	4.6
HR	10
ERA	3.99
K/9	7.8

Reds Player Insights

Elly De La Cruz paces the Reds in home runs (five) and runs batted in (24).
De La Cruz's home runs put him 49th in the majors, and he is 12th in RBI.
TJ Friedl has six doubles, a triple, a home run and 11 walks while hitting .274.
Friedl is 219th in home runs and 128th in RBI on the year.
Gavin Lux paces the Reds with a team-best batting average of .317.
Noelvi Marte is hitting .328 with four doubles, a triple, three home runs and five walks.

Reds Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 27	@ Rockies	W 8-1	Nick Lodolo vs Bradley Blalock
April 28	Cardinals	W 3-1	Nicholas Martínez vs Andre Pallante
April 30	Cardinals	L 6-0	Brady Singer vs Miles Mikolas
April 30	Cardinals	L 9-1	Chase Petty vs Steven Matz
May 1	Cardinals	W 9-1	Andrew Abbott vs Matthew Liberatore
May 2	Nationals	-	Hunter Greene vs Mitchell Parker
May 3	Nationals	-	Nick Lodolo vs Trevor Williams
May 4	Nationals	-	Nicholas Martínez vs MacKenzie Gore
May 5	@ Braves	-	Brady Singer vs AJ Smith-Shawver
May 6	@ Braves	-	Andrew Abbott vs Chris Sale
May 7	@ Braves	-	Hunter Greene vs Grant Holmes

Nationals Last 10 Game Stats

Stat	Avg/Total
Record	5-5
Runs Per Game	4.2
HR	10
ERA	5.31
K/9	7.2

Nationals Player Insights

James Wood paces the Nationals with nine home runs.
Among all hitters in the majors, Wood's home run total is fourth and his RBI tally is 19th.
Nathaniel Lowe has driven in the most runs for the Nationals with 25 runs batted in.
Lowe is currently 31st in homers and ninth in RBI in the major leagues.
Garcia is batting .253 with five doubles, two home runs and eight walks.
Keibert Ruiz leads the Nationals with a .299 batting average.

Nationals Recent & Upcoming Games

Date	Opponent	Score	Pitching Matchup
April 27	Mets	W 8-7	Mitchell Parker vs Tylor Megill
April 28	Mets	L 19-5	Trevor Williams vs Griffin Canning
April 29	@ Phillies	L 7-6	MacKenzie Gore vs Zack Wheeler
April 30	@ Phillies	L 7-2	Jake Irvin vs Cristopher Sanchez
May 1	@ Phillies	W 4-2	Brad Lord vs Taijuan Walker
May 2	@ Reds	-	Mitchell Parker vs Hunter Greene
May 3	@ Reds	-	Trevor Williams vs Nick Lodolo
May 4	@ Reds	-	MacKenzie Gore vs Nicholas Martínez
May 5	Guardians	-	Jake Irvin vs Luis Ortiz
May 6	Guardians	-	Brad Lord vs Edward Lively
May 7	Guardians	-	Mitchell Parker vs Logan Allen