San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 7/23/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, July 23, 2023

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The San Francisco Giants (54-43) are headed to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will go up against the Washington Nationals (38-58). The starting pitchers are Anthony DeSclafani and MacKenzie Gore.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.7 runs per game, which has them at 13th in the league. They have accounted for 451 runs scored while holding a team on-base percentage of .321. The Giants have tallied 163 doubles as a team and have knocked 113 balls out of the stadium. They have compiled 438 RBI's as well as 804 hits so far this season, and their average at the plate sits at .244. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .402 and have been rung up 915 times, while drawing a walk on 331 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.26 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.25. Giants pitchers have relinquished 103 home runs and 414 total runs (12th in baseball). San Francisco has allowed 824 base hits (8.6 per 9 innings) and 374 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 3.89 on the campaign (10th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 844 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 259 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 3.94 as a team on the campaign.

The Giants have sent 298 relievers to the mound on the year. The relief pitchers have inherited 122 runners so far this season and 28.7% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 38 saves so far this season and have blown 11 of their 49 save opportunities. The Giants relievers have recorded a save percentage of 77.6% and has stepped onto the mound in 96 save situations. The relievers have earned 45 holds so far this season (22nd in baseball). Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on 85 times as well as having 102 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have notched a total of 2,594 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 955 assists and 65 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .982 which ranks 29th in professional baseball, and they have twisted 90 double plays. The Giants have turned 68.1% of balls in play into outs out of their 7,782 innings on the diamond, ranking them 24th in the majors.

DeSclafani (54-56 career record) sits with a FIP of 4.15 and he has faced 3,942 opposing hitters in the major leagues. He has conceded 936 hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) and has 249 free passes. His ERA is 4.18 (436 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.263. DeSclafani has pitched in 938 innings and has totaled 828 K's during his career.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .317 as well as a team batting average of .261 for the year. They have been called out on strikes on 684 occasions (29th in baseball) and have 859 base hits. Washington has tallied 85 long balls on the year as well as 383 runs batted in. The Nationals have a team SLG% of .400 and they have an average of 4.20 runs per contest (23rd in the league). They have notched 170 two-baggers, while taking a walk 237 times as well as scoring 403 runs.

The Nationals are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.505 with a FIP of 5.12 as a team on the year. They are sitting at 27th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 910. The Washington pitching staff have relinquished 508 runs this year and come in with a team ERA of 5.03 (472 earned runs allowed). Their K/BB ratio is 7.60 (713 strikeouts vs 362 bases on balls). They have given up 137 HR's and they allow 5.41 runs per 9 innings (27th in baseball).

Sitting with 89 save situations, the Nationals have earned 45 holds in addition to 19 blown saves. Washington has had relief pitchers step onto the hill in 44 save opportunities and they have come away with 25 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 98 times in high leverage situations and on 88 occasions with runners on base. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 35.0% out of their 143 inherited base runners. They are ranked 23rd in baseball holding a save rate of 56.8%, and they have dispatched 299 relievers onto the diamond over the course of the season.

Out of their 7,608 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 67.7% (27th in baseball). The Washington Nationals have turned 91 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .985 (21st in the majors). The Nationals have accrued 901 assists, 54 errors and are sitting with 2,536 putouts so far this season.

Gore (9-11 career mark) is the owner of a 4.55 earned run average while conceding 8.9 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.38 and he has faced 724 hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 84 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.458 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. In his MLB career, Gore has surrendered 164 base hits and he has 186 strikeouts in 166 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Washington

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