The San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals meet Saturday in MLB action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Nationals vs Giants Prediction. This article will include a Nationals vs Giants Pick.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 30-21 on the year and play the Tigers, Marlins, and Padres next. The San Francisco Giants are batting .236 on the season, have a .314 OBP, and a .385 slugging percentage. The San Francisco Giants pitching staff has a 3.27 ERA and a 1.22 WHIP. Heliot Ramos leads the San Francisco Giants with 56 hits and 26 RBI, while Jung Hoo Lee and Wilmer Flores have combined for 101 hits and 74 RBI.
Kyle Harrison gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 0-0 with a 3.38 ERA and 7 strikeouts this season. Harrison is 0-0 with a 4.22 ERA and 11 strikeouts in his career against the Washington Nationals.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 23-28 on the year and play the Mariners, Diamondbacks, and Cubs next. The Washington Nationals are batting .242 on the season, have a .312 OBP, and a .389 slugging percentage. The Washington Nationals pitching staff has a 5.21 ERA and a 1.44 WHIP. James Wood leads the Washington Nationals with 55 hits and 33 RBI while Keibert Ruiz and CJ Abrams have combined for 93 hits and 39 RBI.
Jake Irvin gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 3-1 with a 3.88 ERA and 40 strikeouts this season. Irvin is 2-1 with a 4.00 ERA and 18 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The underdogs have won each of the Nationals’ last six games.
- The Giants have lost four of their last five games as road favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in 14 of the Giants’ last 15 games.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in each of their last six games as favorites after playing the previous day.
- The Nationals have led after 5 innings in each of their last six day games against NL West opponents.
- The Nationals have won the first inning in three of their last four games as underdogs.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in each of their last seven games as underdogs against NL West opponents.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Giants have won each of their last seven day games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have lost each of their last six games following a home loss.
- The Giants have covered the run line in each of their last six games against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last five home games after playing the previous day.
- The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five day games at Nationals Park against National League opponents.
- The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded a Double in each of the Nationals’ last three games as underdogs against NL opponents.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Nationals’ last four games as underdogs.
- Josh Bell has scored at least one run in five of his last six appearances in day games against NL West teams that held a winning record.
- Amed Rosario has recorded at least one Single in each of his last seven appearances with the Nationals as underdogs.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in each of the Nationals’ last nine games as home underdogs against NL opponents.
- Paul DeJong has hit a home run in each of his last two appearances with his team as a home underdog against the Giants.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Heliot Ramos has hit a home run in three of the Giants’ last four day games.
- Willy Adames has recorded a Double in four of the Giants’ last five games against NL opponents.
- Jung Hoo Lee has recorded an RBI in each of the Giants’ last four day games against NL teams that held a losing record.
- Heliot Ramos has scored at least one run in each of the Giants’ last seven games as road favorites against NL opponents.
- Heliot Ramos has recorded a Single in each of the Giants’ last eight games.
- Wilmer Flores has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 10 appearances against NL opponents.
Nationals vs Giants Prediction
The Giants are the better team overall, so they should be favored, but this is a lot of juice for a pitcher in Harrison who has just 5.1 innings under his belt this season. This will be Harrison’s first start of the season. The Nationals are doing just enough winning to be worth a look in the underdog role, and Irvin has been solid this season with a 3.88 ERA and 1.16 WHIP. In his last 17.2 innings, Irvin has allowed 16 hits and seven runs. I’ll take a shot with the Nationals and the more favorable price.