San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Betting Pick & Prediction 8/6/24

Hayden Birdsong will start for the Giants on Tuesday, as they are on the road to face the Nationals at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. The Giants are 57-57 this season and they have won two straight, while the Nationals are 51-62 and have MacKenzie Gore on the mound.

Washington is the slight money line underdog (+105), while the Giants are favored at -124. The over/under line is currently at 9 runs, and MASN will be televising this NL matchup. First pitch is set for 6:45 PM ET.

WASHINGTON NATIONALS VS SAN FRANCISCO GIANTS BETTING PICK

The Pick: Washington Nationals Moneyline +105

This game will be played at Nationals Park at 6:45 ET on Tuesday, August 6th.

HOW TO BET THE GIANTS VS NATIONALS:

• We have the Nationals winning by a score of 6 to 5
• If you’re looking for a run line pick, we also like the Nationals to cover
• As for an over/under pick, we have this game finishing with 11 runs and like the over

San Francisco picked up a 4-1 win over the Nationals in the most recent game of this series. The Giants had a big 3rd inning, scoring all three of their runs. As for the Nationals, they scored their lone run in the 6th. Heading into the game, the Giants were favored at -167 on the money line.

Logan Webb got the win for the Giants, going 5 2/3 innings and giving up just one run. He finished the game with four strikeouts but issued three walks. Patrick Corbin had a rough outing for the Nationals, taking the loss after going six innings and giving up four runs.

Tyler Fitzgerald and Matt Chapman each homered for the Giants, while Jerar Encarnacion scored twice and drove in a run while going 2/4. Travis Blankenhorn had a two-hit game for the Nationals.

Giants Records & Stats

The Giants are at an even .500 on the season, as they are 57-57 heading into today’s game at the Nationals. San Francisco took the series opener vs. the Nationals and have won two straight games overall. In the NL West, they are in 4th place and trail the Dodgers by 9.5 games.

At home, the Giants have gone 33-23 this year, and they are just under .500 on the road at 24-34. As the favorite, the Giants are 34-24 this year and 23-33 when the underdog. San Francisco’s overall series record is 18-15-3, and they are 8-2 in their last 10 games overall.

The Giants have been a good bet on the run line this season, going 55-59 overall. They are 31-27 on the run line on the road, where they have a scoring margin of -0.4 runs per game. They have covered the run line in two straight games and are 2-0 on the run line as the favorite in those games.

Today’s over/under line for the San Francisco Giants’ game against the Washington Nationals is set at 9 runs. The Giants have an over/under record of 59-52 this season, with their games averaging 8.8 runs per game. When the over/under line is set at 9 runs, the Giants have a record of 6-2. In 96 of their games this season, the over/under line has been set below 9 runs, which accounts for 84.2% of their games.

Giants starter Hayden Birdsong has made six starts this year and has a record of 3-0 with an ERA of 2.97. He has made one quality start this year and is coming off a game in which he didn’t allow a run. In that outing, which came against the Rockies, Birdsong went five innings and got the win. Looking at his overall numbers, opponents are batting .193 this year off Birdsong, and his WHIP is 1.22. So far, he has allowed a total of four home runs. Per nine innings, Birdsong is averaging 11.27 strikeouts and 4.45 walks.

San Francisco’s offense has been about average this season, averaging 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in the league. They have been a bit better at home, averaging 4.4 runs per game. As a team, the Giants are batting .244, which is 10th in the league, and are also 10th in on-base percentage. The Giants have been getting on base at a good rate, as they are 7th in the league in walks.

Over the team’s last 10 games, Matt Chapman has been on fire, going 14/39 (.359) with four homers and nine RBIs. For the season, he is batting .246 with a team-high 54 RBIs. Chapman’s 18 homers is 13th in the league. Heliot Ramos is also near the top of the Giants home run leaderboard, as he has 15 homers this season, which is 2nd on the team.

Nationals Records & Stats

Washington is 51-62 overall, putting them 4th in the NL East. They are 15.5 games behind the Phillies for the division lead. So far, they have gone 16-15 in divisional matchups. The Nationals lost the first game of their series vs. the Giants and are just 4-6 across their last ten games.

At home, the Nationals are 25-29 this season compared to 26-33 on the road. Washington has been the underdog in most of their games, and they are 41-53 in those matchups. As for their record as the favorite, the Nationals are 10-9 this year.

Washington is 64-49 against the run line this season, including a 29-25 mark at home. The Nationals have been an underdog in 94 games this season, going 55-39 against the run line in those contests. Their average run differential in wins is +3.4, while it’s -3.7 in losses.

The Nationals have played in 70 games with over/under lines set at 9 or lower this season, and the under has hit in 61.9% of those games. The combined run average in their games this season is 8.9, and their over/under record is 56-53. The over/under line for today’s game against the Giants is set at 9 runs, and the under has hit in their last two games.

Left-hander MacKenzie Gore gets the start for the Nationals today as he faces the Giants at home. He has made 22 starts this year and has a record of 6-9 with an ERA of 4.54. Gore’s WHIP for the season is 1.50. In his last outing, he took the loss, going 5 1/3 innings and giving up three earned runs on one homer. Before that, he had pitched well, turning in three straight outings in which he didn’t give up a homer. Gore has a BB/9 figure of 3.57 compared to 9.89 strikeouts per nine innings.

Washington’s offense has been one of the worst home run hitting teams in the league this season, but they do come into the game with the league’s 11th best team batting average. As a team, they are averaging 4.2 runs per game, which is 19th in the majors. Washington’s offense is led by CJ Abrams, who is hitting .250 for the season and is 15th in the league with 16 home runs. He also leads the Nationals with 54 RBIs.

Luis Garcia Jr. has been hot of late for the Nationals, going 11/22 in his last six games with two homers and five runs scored. This has pushed his season batting average to .290, and he is 2nd on the team with 53 RBIs. Garcia Jr. is also on a six-game hitting streak.