San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 8/7/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Wednesday, August 7, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

The Washington Nationals (51-62) will go up against the San Francisco Giants (57-57) at Nationals Park on Wednesday. The pitchers taking the mound are Blake Snell and Jake Irvin.

San Francisco has a slugging rate of .398 and have been called out on strikes 976 times, while taking a walk on 371 occasions. They have tallied 476 runs batted in in addition to 938 base knocks on the season, and their team batting average is .244. The Giants have recorded 192 doubles as a unit and have hit 119 baseballs out of the park. They have a total of 499 runs and hold an OBP of .314. As a team, the San Francisco Giants are putting up 4.4 runs per game, which has them sitting at 15th in baseball.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.82 and their pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.31. Giants pitchers have allowed 115 home runs and 507 runs in total (19th in baseball). San Francisco has surrendered 966 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 473 earned runs. The Giants hold a team ERA of 4.24 for the year (22nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 984 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 349 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.91 as a team over the course of the season.

The Giants relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 56.4% and stepped onto the hill in 116 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 128 runners over the course of the season with 35.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. Giants pitchers have entered the game with runners on 88 times in addition to having 108 appearances in high leverage situations. The Giants have dispatched 395 relief pitchers to the mound this year. The bullpen have recorded 75 holds this season (5th in the league). They have tallied 22 saves on the season and have not converted 17 out of their 39 save opportunities.

The Giants have converted 67.9% of balls hit into play into outs in their 9,033 innings on the field, ranking them 29th in MLB. The Seattle Mariners have earned a total of 3,011 putouts thus far, in addition to 1,129 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is at .985 which has them sitting 14th in the majors, and they have turned 103 double plays.

Snell has taken the ball for 1,048 frames and has tallied 1,295 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 3.26 (380 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.230. He has given up 815 base hits (7.0 hits per 9 innings) with 475 free passes. Snell (72-58 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.21 while facing 4,351 opposing hitters in the major leagues.

Washington has a total of 90 home runs on the campaign as well as 449 runs batted in. They have hit 188 two-baggers, while taking a walk 329 times and putting up 476 runs. The Washington Nationals have a team OBP of .310 and a batting average of .242 this season. The Nationals hold a team SLG% of .371 and they are recording 4.21 runs per game (20th in MLB). They have been called out on strikes on 861 occasions (25th in the league) and have accounted for 905 base hits.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.321 in addition to having a FIP of 3.93 as a unit for the year. They are currently ranked 28th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 999. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 535 runs so far this year and come in with a team ERA of 4.39 (487 earned runs relinquished). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.20 (908 strikeouts against 321 bases on balls). They have allowed 118 long balls and they surrender 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in the league).

Sitting with 108 save situations, the Nationals have earned 62 holds and also 15 blown saves. Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the hill in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations and also on 101 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score rate of 38.5% of 143 inherited runners. They rank 9th in baseball holding a save rate of 67.4%, and they have sent 391 relief pitchers to the mound this year.

In their 8,997 innings on the diamond, the Nationals have a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have gotten 104 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .984 (23rd in the majors). The Nationals have racked up 988 assists, 65 errors and have notched a total of 2,999 putouts so far this year.

During his MLB career, Irvin has allowed 233 base knocks while earning 214 punch outs in 255 innings pitched. He has surrendered a total of 115 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 4.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.49 and he has gone up against 1,068 batters so far in his career. Irvin (11-16 record in his career) has earned a 4.06 earned run average and has allowed 8.2 hits per nine innings.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco

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