In the second game of a four-game set at Nationals Park, the San Francisco Giants (57-57) take on the Washington Nationals (51-62), Tuesday at 6:45 PM ET.

The Giants are the road favorite (-122) versus the Nationals (+102). The Giants will give the ball to Hayden Birdsong versus the Nationals and MacKenzie Gore (6-9).

These teams meet again after the Giants defeated the Nationals 4-1 yesterday. Logan Webb earned the win for the Giants (5.2 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 4 K), and Matt Chapman led the way offensively (1-for-4 with a home run and three RBI). Patrick Corbin (6.0 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 6 K) took the loss for the Nationals.

Here is everything you need to get ready for Tuesday’s Giants vs. Nationals contest, including viewing options.

San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals odds and betting lines

MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Tuesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.

  • Favorite: Giants (-122, bet $122 to win $100)
  • Underdog: Nationals (+102, bet $100 to win $102)
  • Over/under: 9

Giants vs. Nationals: Live streaming info & game time

  • Game Day: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
  • Game Time: 6:45 PM ET
  • Stadium: Nationals Park
  • TV Channel: MASN
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Giants stats and trends

Giants betting records

  • This season, the Giants have won 33 out of the 57 games, or 57.9%, in which they’ve been favored.
  • San Francisco is 26-18 this season when entering a game favored by -122 or more on the moneyline.
  • Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 55% chance to win.
  • San Francisco and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 59 of 113 opportunities.
  • The Giants are 54-58-0 against the spread in their 112 chances this season.

Hayden Birdsong (Giants probable starter)

  • Birdsong will take the mound to start for the Giants, his first of the season.
  • The right-hander is making his MLB debut at 22 years old.
  • The Nationals have scored 476 runs this season (19th in MLB) and are batting .242 collectively with 90 home runs (30th in the league).

Giants batting stats

  • The Giants rank 19th in Major League Baseball with 119 home runs.
  • The offense for San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .398 this season, 16th in MLB.
  • The Giants have a team batting average of .244 this season, which ranks 14th among MLB teams.
  • San Francisco has scored the 14th-most runs in the majors this season with 499 (4.4 per game).
  • The Giants have an OBP of .314 this season, which ranks 12th in MLB.
  • San Francisco ranks 20th in strikeouts per game (8.6) among MLB offenses.

Nationals stats and trends

Nationals betting records

  • The Nationals have come away with 41 wins in the 94 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
  • This season, Washington has come away with a win 37 times in 85 chances when named as an underdog of at least +102 or longer on the moneyline.
  • The Nationals have an implied victory probability of 49.5% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.
  • Washington and its opponents have gone over in 57 of its 113 games with a total set by sportsbooks this season.
  • The Nationals have posted a record of 63-49-0 against the spread this season.

MacKenzie Gore (Nationals probable starter)

  • Gore (6-9) takes the mound first for the Nationals in his 23rd start of the season. He’s put together a 4.54 ERA in 111 2/3 innings pitched, with 122 strikeouts.
  • In his last time out on Wednesday, the lefty tossed 5 1/3 innings against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving up three earned runs while surrendering eight hits.
  • The 25-year-old has a 4.54 ERA and 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings across 22 games this season, while allowing a batting average of .279 to his opponents.
  • Gore has five quality starts this season.
  • Gore will look to prolong a three-game streak of lasting five or more innings (he’s averaging five innings per appearance).
  • In one of his appearances this season he has not surrender an earned run.
  • He will take the mound against a Giants offense that is batting .244 as a unit (14th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .398 (16th in the league) with 119 total home runs (19th in MLB action).

Nationals batting stats

  • The Nationals have hit 90 home runs this season, the lowest total in baseball.
  • So far this season, Washington has the fifth-lowest slugging percentage in the majors (.371).
  • The Nationals are 15th in MLB with a .242 batting average.
  • Washington scores the 19th-most runs in baseball (476 total, 4.2 per game).
  • The Nationals are 16th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .310.
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