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The Washington Nationals (51-61) will look to Luis Garcia, who has blasted homers in two straight games, to pull off an upset win over the San Francisco Giants (56-57) Tuesday at Nationals Park. The Giants and Matt Chapman (who has a two-game home run streak of his own) are -122 moneyline favorites for the game, which starts at 6:45 PM ET live on MASN. San Francisco’s Hayden Birdsong and Washington’s MacKenzie Gore have been named the starters for this contest.
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Moneyline
Bet $20, Payout $36.39
Giants to win vs Nationals -122
Giants vs. Nationals Betting Lines
- Favorite: Giants (-122)
- Underdog: Nationals (+102)
- Over/under: 9
Giants vs. Nationals Betting Insights
- The Giants have been victorious in 32, or 57.1%, of the 56 contests they have been chosen as favorites in this season.
- This year San Francisco has won 25 of 43 games when listed as at least -122 on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Giants have a 55% chance of pulling out a win.
- The Nationals have compiled a 41-52 record in games they were the underdog on the moneyline (winning 44.1% of those games).
- Washington has gone 37-47 when it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +102 or longer (44%).
- The implied moneyline probablility in this matchup gives the Nationals a 49.5% chance to win.
Giants vs. Nationals Hitting Leaders
- Chapman leads San Francisco in homers with 17 while also maintaining a team-best .246 batting average.
- Chapman’s home runs put him 44th in baseball, and he ranks 68th in RBI.
- Heliot Ramos is a key run producer for San Francisco with a .285 average, 15 homers and 53 RBI.
- C.J. Abrams has put up a team-high 16 home runs and 54 runs batted in.
- Among all batters in the majors, Abrams’ home run total puts him 55th, and his RBI total ranks 55th.
- Garcia is hitting .290 to lead his team.
Giants vs. Nationals Pitching Rankings
- The Giants average 8.8 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, ninth-most in the league.
- The Giants have the 22nd-ranked ERA (4.27) in the majors this season.
- Giants pitchers have a 1.314 WHIP this season, 23rd in the majors.
- The pitching staff for the Nationals has a collective 8.2 K/9, which ranks 23rd in the majors.
- Washington has a 4.40 team ERA that ranks 24th among all MLB pitching staffs.
- Pitchers for the Nationals combine for the 24th-ranked WHIP in the majors (1.325).