After a first-inning homer from Spencer Torkelson, lefty Dietrich Enns surrendered five runs in the bottom of the inning.

The Detroit Tigers visit the Washington Nationals for the rubber match of their series on Thursday at Nationals Park.

As the favorite, the Tigers (-160 moneyline odds) play at the Nationals (+134). The Detroit Tigers will give the start to Dietrich Enns (1-0, 0.00 ERA), who is looking for win No. 2 on the season, and the Nationals will turn to Jake Irvin (6-3,

If there is such a thing as hitting the wall, the Tigers hit it at the end of Game 2 Wednesday night when the Nationals sent 10 batters to the plate in their final at-bat and scored six runs. The next time the Nationals came to bat, in the first inning Thursday, they sent nine batters to the plate, scored five runs and never really looked back.

The Detroit Tigers allowed 15 hits and committed three errors in an 11-7 loss to the Washington Nationals on Thursday night at Nationals Park.

Pregame analysis and predictions of the Detroit Tigers vs. Washington Nationals MLB game to be played on July 3, 2025 on ESPN.