On Monday, the San Francisco Giants are on the road at the Washington Nationals to start a three game series. The San Francisco Giants are coming off a road win at the Cincinnati Reds on Sunday. The win for the Giants pushed them to 56-57 on the season. The Giants are fourth in the National League West.
For the Washington Nationals, they were able to win back to back games at home over the Milwaukee Brewers. The win on Sunday made the Nationals 51-61 on the season. Washington is in fourth place in the National League East.
The San Francisco Giants are massive favorites in this game. The Giants are -196 over the Nationals in this game. The total for the affair is set at 9.5.
Struggling Nationals
The Nationals have had a tough season, but are still finding ways to score runs. Washington scored 10 over the last two games against the Brewers. Washington on the season is now scoring 4.2 runs per game. The Nationals have a team batting average of .242 on the season. Washington is dead last in baseball with 89 home runs.
Washington’s top offensive threats have been Luis Garcia with a .287 batting average, with CJ Abrams cracking 16 homeruns. Washington traded one of their top bats in Lane Thomas at the deadline. Juan Yepez has 12 doubles for Washington so far this season.
Patrick Corbin will get the nod for the Washington Nationals in this game. Corbin has struggled this season. He is 2-11 on the season, with a 5.88 earned run average. The lefthander has thrown 121 innings, and struck out 89 batters, while walking 38. Corbin’s last start was on July 30th in Arizona, where he lost to the Diamondbacks.
Giants Looking to Keep Surging
Logan Webb is on the mound for the Giants in this game. Webb is 8-8 on the season with a 3.49 earned run average. The right hander has thrown 144.1 innings this season, and struck out 121 batters, and walking 33.
The Giants won two out of three in Cincinnati and started August well. The Giants scored 5.5 runs per game in the two wins. San Francisco has been hot and cold with the bats this season. The Giants are 15th in the league, scoring 4.3 runs per game. The team batting average is .243 on the season, and their 114 homeruns is 20th in the league.
Heliot Ramos has been a nice surprise for the Giants this season with 15 homeruns and 18 doubles. The top home run threat for San Francisco has been Matt Chapman with 16, while also picking up 29 doubles.
Giants Top Nationals
The final bet for this game is the San Francisco Giants over the Washington Nationals. The Giants are hit or miss, but with Corbin on the mound, the Giants are going to get the bats going. When we go to make this bet, we are going to take the San Francisco Giants over the Washington Nationals. Enjoy the game and best of luck with all your Major League Baseball betting!
