Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction 8-6-24 MLB Picks

The San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals meet Tuesday in MLB Game 2 action at Nationals Park. Here’s a Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction. This article will include a Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Pick.

San Francisco Giants Betting Preview

The San Francisco Giants look to get above a .500 record after playing the Athletics and Reds. The San Francisco Giants have scored 16 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 9 of their last 12 Games. The San Francisco Giants have won 7 of their last 9 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. Matt Chapman leads the San Francisco Giants with 102 hits and 51 RBI, while Heliot Ramos and Patrick Bailey have combined for 156 hits and 89 RBI.

Washington Nationals Betting Preview

The Washington Nationals are 51-62 on the year after playing the Diamondbacks and Brewers. The Washington Nationals have scored 11 runs in their last 3 Games and 4 or more runs in 4 of their last 8 Games. The Washington Nationals have won 7 of their last 9 Games when scoring 4 or more runs. CJ Abrams leads the Washington Nationals with 105 hits and 54 RBI, while Luis Garcia Jr. and Jacob Young have combined for 181 hits and 75 RBI.

San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Pitching Pick Matchup

Hayden Birdsong gets the ball for the San Francisco Giants, and he is 3-0 with a 2.97 ERA and 38 strikeouts this season. Birdsong has allowed 16 hits and 7 earned runs in his last 25.2 innings. Birdsong has a 3.45 ERA and .200 allowed batting average in 15.2 road innings. This will be Birdsong’s first career Game against the Washington Nationals.

MacKenzie Gore gets the ball for the Washington Nationals, and he is 6-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 122 strikeouts this season. Gore has allowed 33 hits and 22 runs in his last 26 innings. Gore has a 4.41 ERA and .294 allowed batting average in 63.1 home innings. Gore is 2-1 with a 5.65 ERA and 16 strikeouts in his career against the San Francisco Giants.

Why the San Francisco Giants will Beat the Nationals

• The Nationals have lost each of their last 10 games against NL West opponents.
• The Giants have won eight of their last nine games against National League opponents that held a losing record.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last 12 Tuesday home games against National League opponents.
• The Giants have covered the run line in six of their last seven night games against NL East opponents.
• The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last three night games against National League opponents.
• The Nationals have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last nine home games against NL West opponents.

Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction

The San Francisco Giants need to keep winning to have a shot at sneaking into the wild card, and this is a series they can pad away wins. The Washington Nationals ran out of gas weeks ago, and MacKenzie Gore hasn’t been great. Hayden Birdsong is off to a fabulous start to his MLB career, and he’s been good on the road as well. Again, the Giants need to get fat on this series to give them a shot down the stretch. The price is more than fair. Give me the Giants and the cheap price.