Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/9/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Tuesday, April 9, 2024

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The San Francisco Giants (4-6) host the Washington Nationals (3-6) at Oracle Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this game has the Nationals at +180 while the Giants are opening at -215. The total is 7.5. The starting pitchers are Josiah Gray and Kyle Harrison.

Washington has a slugging percentage of .356 and have been called out on strikes 72 times, while drawing a walk on 31 occasions. They have tallied 31 RBI's as well as 66 base knocks for the season, and their average at the plate sits at .226. The Nationals have hit 12 doubles as a team and have hit 8 balls out of the park. They have 32 runs while holding a team OBP of .305. As a team, the Washington Nationals are earning 3.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 24th in baseball.

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The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 5.54 this season (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 80 hitters. Nationals pitchers have given up 10 long balls and 49 total runs (20th in the league). They have walked 40 players from the other team and their FIP is 4.42 as a unit for the year. Washington has relinquished 87 hits (9.9 per 9 innings) as well as 49 earned runs. Their K/BB ratio is 2.00 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.60.

The Nationals bullpen have accumulated a save rate of 75.0% and has entered the game in 11 save situations. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 10 base runners for the year and 40.0% of those players ended up scoring. Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 8 times in addition to having 10 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 33 relievers to the hill so far this season. The relievers are sitting with 7 holds for the season (14th in MLB). They have compiled 3 saves this year and have blown 1 of their 4 chances to get a save.

The Nationals have transformed 64.9% of balls hit into play into outs out of 717 innings on the field, ranking them 28th in baseball. The Washington Nationals are sitting with 239 putouts on the year, in addition to 84 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .994 which has them ranked 4th in professional baseball, and they have turned 10 double plays.

Gray (17-27 career record) has a FIP of 5.51 while he has gone up against 1,698 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has given up 366 hits (8.5 hits per nine innings) and has 184 free passes. His ERA is 4.84 (208 earned runs allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.422. Gray has taken the hill for 386 innings and has earned 382 K's so far in his career.

San Francisco has knocked in 10 home runs for the season as well as 41 runs batted in. They have tallied 14 two-baggers, while walking 32 times and notching 42 runs. The San Francisco Giants have accounted for a team OBP of .296 and a batting average of .223 for the season. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .357 and they earn 4.20 runs per game (18th in MLB). They have been rung up on 82 occasions (14th in the league) and have tallied 73 base hits.

The San Francisco pitching staff have surrendered 54 runs over the course of the season while holding an ERA of 5.19 (49 earned runs surrendered). They have surrendered 12 long balls and they concede 5.72 runs per 9 innings (27th in the league). The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.365 in addition to having a FIP of 4.26 as a pitching staff on the campaign. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 7.80 (74 strikeouts vs 26 free passes). They are currently ranked 23rd in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits given up with 90.

With 4 save situations, the Giants have amassed 2 holds in addition to 1 blown save. San Francisco has called on relievers to enter the game in 2 save opportunities and they have walked away with 1 save. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 7 times in high leverage situations and also on 6 occasions with runners on. San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 45.5% out of 11 inherited runners. They are currently ranked 20th in MLB with a save rate of 50.0%, and they have dispatched 29 relief pitchers to the mound for the season.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 12 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .992 (8th in MLB). The Giants have accrued 100 assists, 3 errors and have accounted for 255 putouts so far this year. In 765 innings on the diamond, the Giants are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 67.6% (24th in pro baseball).

In his career, Harrison has given up 41 hits while he has totaled 44 K's in 45 innings pitched. He has conceded a total of 22 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.204 and a FIP of 5.7. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.14 and he has faced 193 batters thus far in his career. Harrison (2-2 record in his career) has a 4.34 earned run average while allowing 8.1 hits per nine innings.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Francisco (-215)

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