In this article we will formulate a Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants prediction for this MLB game on Thursday, August 8th at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Let’s take a look at the prediction for game four in the series.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals are 52-63 this year and they have won three of their last five games. Washington lost games one and three in this series, but they did win game two by a score of 11-5. Prior to this series, the Nationals won two out of three against the Brewers, lost all three against the Diamondbacks, and won two out of three against the Cardinals. Washington is 3-7 in their last ten games and they are fourth in the NL East.
The Washington pitching staff has a 4.40 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .259 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 491 runs with a .243 batting average and a .312 on base percentage. CJ Abrams is batting .252 with 17 home runs and 58 RBI’s for the Nationals this season.
San Francisco Giants Betting Preview
The San Francisco Giants are 58-58 this season and they have won three of their last four games. San Francisco has won games one and two in this series by scores of 7-4 and 4-1. Prior to this series, the Giants won two out of three against the Reds, split two games with the Athletics, and swept the Rockies in four games. San Francisco is 5-2 in their last seven games and they are fourth in the NL West.
The San Francisco pitching staff has a 4.30 ERA, a 1.32 WHIP, and a .254 opponent batting average. The Giants offense has scored 511 runs with a .244 batting average and a .314 on base percentage. Matt Chapman is batting .248 with 19 home runs and 56 RBI’s for the Giants this season.
Starting Pitchers
The projected starting pitcher for Washington is DJ Herz, who is 2-4 with a 4.27 ERA and a 1.25 WHIP over 46.1 innings pitched this year. Herz has allowed two earned runs or fewer in three straight outings. The projected starting pitcher for San Francisco is Kyle Harrison, who is 6-5 with a 4.09 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP over 101.1 innings pitched this season. Harrison has allowed one earned run or fewer in three of his last four starts, but did allow six earned runs last time out.
Why the Nationals will beat the Giants
- The Nationals have won each of their last five games as underdogs against the Giants following a loss.
- The Giants have lost four of their last five games as favorites against the Nationals following a win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last five games against the Giants following a loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Nationals have led after 3 innings in four of their last five games as underdogs against National League opponents.
- The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last six Thursday day games against opponents that held a losing record.
Total Runs Facts
- Six of the Giants’ last seven road games after playing the previous day have gone OVER the total runs line.
- Five of the Nationals’ last six games against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Giants’ last six day games at Nationals Park.
- The ‘Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Nationals’ last three day games at Nationals Park.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- Keibert Ruiz has scored at least one run in four of the Nationals’ last five games.
- Luis Garcia has recorded two or more hits in each of the Nationals’ last two day games.
- Luis Garcia has recorded at least one Single in seven of the Nationals’ last eight games.
- Keibert Ruiz has recorded two or more total bases in five of his last six home appearances against the Giants.
- Luis Garcia has hit a home run in each of the Nationals’ last two day games.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Nationals’ last six games against the Giants at Nationals Park.
San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts
- Matt Chapman has scored at least one run in each of the Giants’ last six games as favorites against NL East opponents.
- Michael Conforto has recorded at least one Double in three of the Giants’ last four games against opponents that held a losing record.
- Jung Hoo Lee has recorded at least one hit in each of his last nine road appearances against NL opponents.
- Jung Hoo Lee has recorded at least one Single in each of his seven previous road appearances against NL East opponents.
- Jung Hoo Lee has recorded at least one total base in each of his last nine road appearances against NL opponents.
- Heliot Ramos has hit a home run in four of his last five appearances against NL East opponents.
- Heliot Ramos has recorded at least one RBI in each of his last four appearances with the Giants as favorites against NL East opponents.
Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction
San Francisco has won two of the first three games in this series and they are back to .500 on the season. The Giants are 25-35 on the road, while the Nationals are 26-30 at home this year. Washington has played decently well in their last five games and their offense has scored at least four runs in four of their last five. San Francisco is going with Kyle Harrison, who has been pretty good in his recent work, but he had a rough outing last time out. Washington is starting DJ Herz, who had some issues early on, but he has been solid in his last three. Harrison has had some issues on the road over the last few months and I just can’t trust him in this spot, so my Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants prediction is for the Nationals to win.