Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/8/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Monday, April 8, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+180) San Francisco (-215)

Oracle Park is where the San Francisco Giants (3-6) will attempt to beat the Washington Nationals (3-6) on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +180 and San Francisco is sitting at -215. The over/under comes in at 7.5. The pitchers who are expected to start will be Trevor Williams and Blake Snell.

The Nationals have recorded 11 doubles as a unit and have knocked 8 balls out of the park. Washington has a slugging % of .364 and have been called out on strikes 69 times, while being walked on 27 occasions. As a team, the Washington Nationals are earning 3.6 runs per outing, which has them at 23rd in baseball. They have accounted for 28 RBI's as well as 58 base knocks for the year, and their team batting average is .222. They have a total of 29 runs while holding a team OBP of .302.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.89 and their pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.70. Nationals pitchers have surrendered 9 long balls and 47 runs in total (23rd in the league). Washington has relinquished 82 base hits (10.5 per 9 innings) and 47 earned runs. The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.99 so far this season (29th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 70 batters. Their pitching staff has walked 37 opposing hitters and their FIP is 4.57 as a team on the campaign.

The Nationals have dispatched 30 relief pitchers to the hill on the campaign. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 base runners for the year with 40.0% of them ended up crossing the plate. They have accumulated 2 saves so far this season and have blown 1 out of their 3 save opportunities. The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save rate of 66.7% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The relievers have 5 holds this year (19th in baseball). Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 8 times and also have had 8 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have converted 63.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 636 innings, which has them ranked 27th in MLB. The Washington Nationals have a total of 212 putouts on the campaign, as well as 79 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding rate sits at .993 which has them ranked 5th in MLB, and have 8 double plays.

Williams (45-54 career record) holds a FIP of 4.65 while he has gone up against 3,749 opposing batters in the majors. He has conceded 911 base knocks (9.5 hits per nine innings) with 286 walks. His ERA is 4.47 (430 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.384. Williams has taken the hill for 865 frames and has earned 706 K's thus far in his career.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .370 and they have an average of 4.33 runs per contest (16th in MLB). They have put up 13 doubles, while taking a walk 30 times and racking up 39 runs. San Francisco has 10 home runs on the season to go along with 39 runs batted in. They have struck out on 76 occasions (12th in baseball) and have totaled 67 base knocks. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .301 as well as a batting average of .226 over the course of the season.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.382 in addition to having a FIP of 4.62 as a squad so far this year. They have a ranking of 22nd in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 79. The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 52 runs on the campaign while having an ERA of 5.57 (47 earned runs surrendered). They have earned a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (66 strikeouts against 26 free passes). They have surrendered 12 long balls and they relinquish 6.16 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

San Francisco relievers hold an inherited score percentage of 45.5% of 11 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with base runners. With 3 save situations, the Giants have accrued 2 holds and 1 blown save. They are ranked 30th in baseball with a save rate of 0.0%, and they have sent 27 relievers onto the diamond for the year. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 1 save opportunity and they have converted 0 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 10 double plays and have a fielding rate of .991 (9th in MLB). The Giants have 87 assists, 3 errors and have 228 putouts for the year. In 684 innings on the field, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 68.4% (20th in pro baseball).

Thus far in his career, Snell has given up 775 hits while totaling 1,223 K's in 992 innings pitched. Snell (71-55 career win-loss mark) is the owner of a 3.20 ERA while giving up 7.0 hits per nine innings. He has conceded 353 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.235 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.4. His K/BB ratio is 2.71 and he has gone up against 4,119 opposing hitters during his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Washington (+180)

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