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

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Thursday, August 8, 2024

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: NBC Bay Area

The Washington Nationals (52-62) will try to defeat the San Francisco Giants (57-58) at Nationals Park on Thursday. The pitchers taking the mound are Kyle Harrison and DJ Herz.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.4 runs per game, which has them at 15th in baseball. They have earned 504 runs while having a team on-base percentage of .314. The Giants have recorded 195 doubles as a squad and have hit 121 baseballs out of the park. They have 480 runs batted in and 947 hits on the campaign, and their team batting average is sitting at .244. San Francisco is slugging .399 and have been called out on strikes 986 times, while drawing a walk on 373 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.79 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 1.32. Giants pitchers have given up 118 long balls and 518 runs in total (20th in MLB). San Francisco has given up 981 base hits (8.7 per 9 innings) as well as 484 earned runs. The Giants have compiled a team ERA of 4.31 on the campaign (22nd in MLB), and the staff has rung up 992 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 355 batters and their FIP is 3.94 as a unit for the season.

The Giants have dispatched 398 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 133 base runners so far this year with 36.1% of them earned a run for their team. They have compiled 22 saves on the season and have missed out on 17 out of their 39 save opportunities. The Giants relief pitchers have a save percentage of 56.4% and has entered the game in 116 save situations. The relief pitchers have recorded 75 holds for the season (5th in baseball). Giants pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 91 times and also have had 108 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have 3,035 putouts this season, in addition to 1,138 assists and 61 errors. Their fielding rate is holding at .986 which has them ranked 14th in professional baseball, and have accumulated 104 double plays. The Giants have transformed 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 9,105 innings on the field, which has them ranked 29th in baseball.

Harrison has pitched in 135 frames and has tallied 129 strikeouts in his pro baseball career. His ERA is 4.12 (62 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.271. He has given up 127 base hits (8.4 hits per nine innings) with 45 walks. Harrison (7-6 career record) has a FIP of 4.06 while he has faced 576 batters in the majors.

The Washington Nationals have an OBP of .312 in addition to a batting average of .243 on the campaign. They have been rung up on 869 instances (25th in MLB) and have a total of 920 base hits. Washington has accumulated 93 home runs on the season to go along with 460 RBIs. The Nationals hold a team slugging percentage of .376 and they average 4.27 runs per game (16th in MLB). They have hit 192 doubles, while walking 335 times and scoring 487 runs.

The Washington pitching staff have conceded 540 runs for the year while holding an ERA of 4.38 (491 earned runs given up). They have given up 120 homers and they allow 4.82 runs per 9 innings (25th in baseball). The Nationals have a WHIP of 1.320 and have a FIP of 3.94 as a squad on the year. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.20 (918 strikeouts against 323 bases on balls). They rank 28th in the league as a staff in total hits allowed with 1,008.

Washington has called on relievers to enter the game in 46 save chances and they have walked away with 31 saves. They rank 8th in the league holding a save percentage of 67.4%, and they have sent 394 relief pitchers onto the diamond so far this season. Their relievers have stepped onto the mound 99 times in high leverage situations and on 101 occasions with base runners. Washington relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 38.5% out of their 143 inherited runners. With 109 save situations, the Nationals have compiled 63 holds in addition to 15 blown saves.

Out of their 9,078 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.9% (28th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 104 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .984 (25th in professional baseball). The Nationals have accrued 996 assists, 67 errors and have 3,026 putouts during this campaign.

Herz (2-4 career record) has a 4.30 ERA and has given up 8.8 hits per 9 innings. His strikeout to walk ratio is 4.54 and he has gone up against 201 opposing batters so far in his career. He has allowed a total of 22 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.258 and a FIP of 4.2. So far in his pro baseball career, Herz has surrendered 45 hits while he has tallied 59 K's in 46 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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