Washington Nationals (52-62) vs San Francisco Giants (57-58)
Game Info: Thursday, August 8, 2024 at 12:05 pm (Nationals Park)
DJ Herz (2-4) (4.27) vs Kyle Harrison (6-5) (4.09)
Betting Odds: Washington Nationals +113 / San Francisco Giants -133 --- Over/Under: 8 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals meet Thursday in MLB action from Nationals Park. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction.
Starting Pitching Matchup
The San Francisco Giants will start Kyle Harrison here and is 6-5 with a 4.09 ERA and 94 strikeouts this season. This will be Harrison’s second career start against the Nationals. DJ Herz will start for Washington here and is 2-4 with a 4.27 ERA and 59 strikeouts this season. This will be Herz’s first career start against the Giants.
San Francisco Giants Recap
The San Francisco Giants come into this one looking to win the series after a 7-4 win in Wednesday’s matchup. The win meant the Giants would at worst earn a series split with Washington, giving themselves a chance to keep the series win streak alive after taking out the Reds and Rockies over the last two weeks while splitting with the Oakland A’s.
Giants Trying To Stay In Wild Card Hunt
Going into Wednesday, Thairo Estrada has 71 hits along with 9 home runs and 43 RBIs while also chipping in 14 doubles. Michael Conforto has 71 hits with 12 home runs, 22 doubles and 46 RBIs while Matt Chapman has 103 hits of his own alongside 29 doubles with 18 homers, 54 RBIs and 12 stolen bases. Chapman also has the dubious distinction of leading the Giants with 117 strikeouts this season. Heliot Ramos has 16 home runs and 54 RBIs as well this year.
Why the San Francisco Giants will win
- The Nationals have lost each of their last nine Thursday day games against NL West opponents.
- The Giants have won each of their last four day games against teams that held a losing record.
- The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven home games against NL West opponents.
- The road team has covered the run line in seven of the Giants' last nine games.
Washington Nationals Recap
The Washington Nationals will try to salvage a split from the series after falling short in Wednesday’s matchup. The Nationals can’t win back-to-back series after knocking off the Brewers this past weekend, but a split would still be a nice result.
Nationals Looking To Make Move In Playoff Race
Entering Wednesday’s action, CJ Abrams leads the Nationals with 107 hits along with 17 home runs and 57 RBIs to go along with 23 doubles, 6 triples and 20 stolen bases. Luis Garcia Jr. has 19 doubles with 53 RBIs and 18 stolen bases. Jacob Young has 26 stolen bases as well this season.
Why the Washington Nationals will win
- The Nationals have won each of their last five games as underdogs against the Giants following a loss.
- The Giants have lost four of their last five games as favorites against the Nationals following a win.
- The Nationals have covered the run line in each of their last five games against the Giants following a loss.
- The Giants have failed to cover the run line in six of their last seven day games against National League opponents following a win.
San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction
I’m on the over in this one. I just don’t trust either starting pitching option here as the Nationals have a huge batting average against lefties in their last ten games, and the Giants have hit left-handed pitching better all season long. The last two games have had better pitching matchups than what we have here, and I think this one’s setting up to be a fairly high-scoring game. Give me the over here.
Chris’s Pick Over 8
AUTHOR: Chris Ruffolo
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