San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/6/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (51-61) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (56-57) at Nationals Park on Tuesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Hayden Birdsong and MacKenzie Gore.

The Giants have hit 190 two-baggers as a team and have hit 117 balls out of the park. San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .397 and have been rung up 966 times, while drawing a walk on 370 occasions. As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are notching 4.4 runs per game, which puts them at 14th in MLB. They have accrued 472 RBI's as well as 929 hits for the season, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. They have racked up 495 runs while having a team OBP of .314.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.31. Giants pitchers have given up 115 long balls and 506 runs in total (19th in baseball). San Francisco has allowed 960 hits (8.7 per 9 innings) and also 472 earned runs. The Giants hold a team earned run average of 4.27 over the course of the season (22nd in the league), and the staff has rung up 973 hitters. They have walked 346 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.92 as a unit so far this year.

The Giants relief pitchers have recorded a save rate of 55.3% and has entered the game in 112 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 124 base runners for the season and 37.1% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Giants relief pitchers have entered the game with players on base 86 times and also have had 106 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have sent 391 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign. The relief pitchers have notched 72 holds for the season (6th in the league). They have compiled 21 saves for the year and have blown 17 out of their 38 chances to save the game.

The Giants have turned 67.8% of baseballs in play into outs in their 8,952 innings, which has them sitting 29th in pro baseball. The Seattle Mariners have a tally of 2,984 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 1,122 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .985 which is 14th in professional baseball, and they have turned 103 double plays.

Birdsong has taken the ball for 30 frames and has earned 38 K's in his pro baseball career. Birdsong (3-0 win-loss mark in his career) holds a FIP of 2.95 while going up against 126 hitters in the major leagues. His ERA is 2.99 (10 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.229. He has given up 22 hits (6.6 hits per nine innings) and has had 15 free passes.

The Washington Nationals are sitting with an on-base percentage of .311 and a team batting average of .242 on the season. They have been called out on strikes on 850 occasions (25th in baseball) and have recorded 899 hits. Washington has hit 90 home runs so far this year and 448 runs batted in. The Nationals have a SLG% of .372 and they average 4.24 runs per contest (17th in baseball). They have recorded 186 two-baggers, while taking a walk 326 times and putting up 475 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have allowed 531 runs this season while holding a team ERA of 4.39 (483 earned runs surrendered). They have conceded 116 long balls and they allow 4.83 runs per 9 innings (24th in MLB). The Nationals have a team WHIP of 1.323 and have a FIP of 3.93 as a pitching staff on the season. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.20 (898 strikeouts against 320 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 28th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 990.

Washington has had relievers step onto the mound in 46 save opportunities and they have walked away with 31 saves. They are ranked 9th in MLB holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 388 relievers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 99 times in high leverage situations in addition to 101 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 38.5% of 143 inherited runners. With 108 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 62 holds and also 15 blown saves.

The Washington Nationals have gotten 103 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in professional baseball). The Nationals have 979 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 2,972 putouts during this campaign. Out of their 8,916 innings on the field, the Nationals are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in pro baseball).

Gore (17-23 career record) has earned a 4.48 ERA and has conceded 9.2 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.50 and he has gone up against 1,387 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has allowed 158 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.454 and a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Gore has surrendered 323 base knocks and he has 345 punch outs in 317 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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