San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/5/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Monday, August 5, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Washington Nationals (49-60) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (54-56) at Nationals Park on Monday. The pitchers expected to start will be Robbie Ray and Patrick Corbin.

As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which is 15th in MLB. They have earned 480 runs while having a team OBP of .315. The Giants have accrued 185 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 109 balls out of the park. They have 458 runs batted in in addition to 903 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .394 and have been rung up 928 times, while drawing a walk on 366 occasions.

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They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.33. Giants pitchers have yielded 109 home runs and 498 runs in total (21st in MLB). San Francisco has conceded 948 hits (8.8 per 9 innings) as well as 464 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team earned run average of 4.31 on the year (22nd in the league), and they have struck out 943 batters. They have walked 339 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 3.89 as a squad this season.

Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 85 times as well as having 103 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have tallied 69 holds on the campaign (6th in MLB). The Giants relievers have recorded a save rate of 55.3% and has stepped onto the mound in 109 save situations. They have accumulated 21 saves on the campaign and have missed out on 17 out of their 38 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 123 base runners over the course of the season with 37.4% of them ended up crossing the plate. The Giants have dispatched 384 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season.

The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 2,906 putouts this season, as well as 1,100 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .985 which has them ranked 14th in MLB, and have accumulated 100 double plays. The Giants have converted 67.5% of balls in play into outs out of their 8,718 innings on the field, which has them sitting 29th in the majors.

Ray has taken the ball for 1,237 frames and has 1,517 strikeouts during his pro baseball career. Ray (75-72 win-loss mark in his career) has a FIP of 3.91 while he has faced 5,253 opposing hitters in the majors. His ERA is 3.97 (546 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.305. He has surrendered 1,089 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 525 walks.

Washington has compiled 87 home runs so far this year as well as 435 RBIs. They have 182 two-baggers, while walking 322 times as well as racking up 462 runs. The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .310 in addition to a batting average of .241 on the season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .370 and they score 4.24 runs per outing (18th in baseball). They have been called out on strikes on 835 occasions (24th in baseball) and have totaled 870 hits.

The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.324 in addition to having a FIP of 3.92 as a team so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.20 (874 strikeouts against 310 walks). They sit at 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 965. They have yielded 113 long balls and they relinquish 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league). The Washington pitching staff have allowed 516 runs for the year while holding a team ERA of 4.38 (469 earned runs conceded).

Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 37.0% out of 138 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have taken the field 97 times in high leverage situations and also on 98 occasions with base runners. Sitting with 105 save situations, the Nationals have accrued 61 holds and 15 blown saves. They are currently ranked 10th in baseball holding a save percentage of 65.9%, and they have dispatched 376 bullpen pitchers onto the field on the season. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 44 save chances and they have walked away with 29 saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 99 double plays and have a fielding rate of .984 (22nd in pro baseball). The Nationals have accrued 955 assists, 62 errors and have earned 2,891 putouts for the season. In 8,673 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a efficiency on defense of 67.8% (28th in the majors).

During his career, Corbin has given up 1,956 hits while he has tallied 1,679 punch outs in 1,838 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 919 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.371 and a FIP of 4.4. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.98 and he has faced 7,912 batters in his MLB career. Corbin (99-129 career record) has a 4.50 ERA while giving up 9.6 hits per 9 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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