Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction 7-22-23 MLB Picks

The San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals meet Saturday in MLB action from Nationals Park. This will be the second installment in a three-game series. On Friday the Nationals held on to an early lead and posted a defense-oriented victory. Check back all season long for free MLB picks at Sports Chat Place.

San Francisco Giants 

The Giants haven’t been the most productive team at the plate this week; they had just there runs total in the two games coming into this series. On Friday San Francisco had just five hits in a 5-3 loss. Joc Pederson (two-run homer) and JD Davis (solo homer) were the only offensive contributors of note during the sluggish defeat. 

As starter for Saturday’s game it’ll be San Francisco’s Logan Webb. Over his 20 starts this year Webb is 8-7 with a 3.11 ERA and 134 Ks in 133.0 innings. Webb gave up two earned in 7.0 innings during a no-decision versus the Reds in his last start. 

Washington Nationals 

Over on the Nationals’ side, they’ve been coughing up a ton of runs lately. Washington had given up five or more runs in six straight games entering this series. On Friday CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas were in control at the plate, combining for four hits, three runs and a pair of solo homers. 

It’ll be Josiah Gray in the start for the Nationals on Saturday. Across his 19 starts so far Gray is 6-8 with a 3.59 ERA and 94 strikeouts over 105.1 innings. Gray has lost his last two starts however, giving up seven earned in 10.0 frames. 

Washington Nationals Team Facts

• The Nationals have lost each of their last 11 games as home underdogs against NL West opponents following a win.
• The Nationals have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games against NL West opponents following a home win.
• The Nationals have trailed after 3 innings in each of their last eight Saturday games against National League opponents that held a winning record.
• The Nationals have led after 5 innings in three of their last four games as underdogs against National League opponents.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Nationals' last eight games as underdogs against NL West opponents.

San Francisco Giants Team Facts

• The Giants have lost five of their last seven games as road favourites against the Nationals following a road loss.
• The Giants have failed to cover the run line in seven of their last eight games as road favourites against the Nationals following a loss.
• The Giants have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last four games.
• The 'Inning 1 OVER 0.5 runs' market has hit in each of the Giants' last three games as favourites against NL East opponents.
• The Giants have lost the first inning in each of their last three games as favourites against NL East opponents.

Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts

• Joey Meneses has hit at least one home run in three of the Nationals' last four games as home underdogs.
• Josiah Gray has recorded six or more strikeouts in each of his last six appearances against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Lane Thomas has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Nationals' last 12 home games against NL opponents that held a winning record.
• Joey Meneses has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Nationals' last six games as home underdogs.
• Lane Thomas has recorded at least one hit in each of the Nationals' last 19 games as home underdogs against NL opponents.

San Francisco Giants Player Prop Facts

• Logan Webb has recorded seven or more strikeouts in each of his last four appearances with the Giants as favourites against NL East opponents.
• Joc Pederson has recorded two or more total bases in each of his last four appearances at Nationals Park.
• Michael Conforto has recorded at least one RBI in five of the Giants' last six games as favourites against NL opponents.
• Joc Pederson has recorded at least one hit in each of his seven previous appearances with the Giants as road favourites against NL East opponents.
• Joc Pederson has hit at least one home run in each of the Giants' last two road games against the Nationals.
• LaMonte Wade Jr ranks 4th amongst qualified players for On Base Percentage (.405) this season.

Matchup/League Facts

• The Washington Nationals ranks 30th in the league for walks this season (237).
• The Washington Nationals ranks 2nd in the league for strikeouts against this season (684).
• The San Francisco Giants ranks 2nd in the league for walks allowed this season (259).
• The San Francisco Giants ranks 29th in the league for steals this season (45).

ANDREW’S FREE PICK 

I’m staying with the Giants. Considering Webb is pitching quite well lately I think he’ll put San Francisco in a good position. Webb has gone at least 6.2 innings in each of his last three starts, giving up a combined four earned runs in a combined 22.2 innings. As for the offensive output, San Francisco needs a kick in the proverbial pants. The Giants have scored a combined six runs over the last three games, so I’d like to see a better effort at the plate in this one. The table should be set for success, though.