Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 4/30/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, April 30, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

Odds/Point Spread: Washington (+175) San Francisco (-210)

The San Francisco Giants (13-6) host the Washington Nationals (6-15) at Oracle Park on Saturday. The odds on this game have Washington at +175 while San Francisco is coming in at -210. The total has been set at 8. The expected starting pitchers are Joan Adon and Logan Webb.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are putting up 3.2 runs per game, which has them sitting at 27th in MLB. They have tallied 67 runs scored and hold an OBP of .289. The Nationals have hit 31 doubles as a squad and have hit 11 balls out of the park. They have accounted for 66 runs batted in in addition to 148 base knocks for the season, and their team batting average sits at .218. Washington has a slugging percentage of .312 and have been called out on strikes 161 times, while being walked on 63 occasions.

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The Nationals have an ERA of 5.01 for the year (28th in the league), and the staff has rung up 178 hitters. They have walked 85 opposing batters and their FIP comes in at 4.10 as a squad on the year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.09 and their pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.48. Nationals pitchers have given up 19 long balls in addition to 110 total runs (30th in baseball).

The Nationals relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 75.0% and has stepped onto the mound in 13 save situations. The relievers have inherited 47 base runners on the campaign with 36.2% of them crossed home plate. Nationals relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 25 times as well as having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The Nationals have dispatched 90 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen have earned 9 holds this season (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 3 saves so far this year and have missed out on 1 out of their 4 save opportunities.

The Nationals have transformed 66.2% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,665 innings on the diamond, which has them ranked 29th in MLB. The Washington Nationals have a total of 555 putouts this year, in addition to 185 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .980 which has them sitting 25th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 12 double plays.

Adon has thrown 24 innings and is sitting with 25 K's in his pro baseball career. Adon (1-3 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 5.53 while he has faced 114 opposing hitters in the majors. His earned run average is 6.20 (17 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.662. He has allowed 28 base hits (10.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 13 walks.

The Giants hold a slugging percentage of .380 and they earn 4.79 runs per contest (5th in baseball). They have hit 29 two-baggers, while walking 62 times and scoring 91 runs. San Francisco has hit 21 long balls for the year as well as 85 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 171 instances (11th in baseball) and have totaled 146 hits. The San Francisco Giants have an on-base percentage of .306 in addition to a batting average of .231 over the course of the season.

The Giants hold a team WHIP of 1.088 and have a FIP of 2.71 as a team on the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.59 (176 strikeouts vs 49 free passes). They come in at 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 136. They have given up 10 HR's and they surrender 2.49 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have allowed 47 runs so far this season while holding an ERA of 2.33 (44 earned runs relinquished).

San Francisco bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 15.0% out of their 20 inherited base runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations and on 16 occasions with runners on base. With 22 save situations, the Giants have earned 13 holds and 2 blown saves. They rank 8th in MLB holding a save rate of 77.8%, and they have dispatched 76 relievers to the hill for the season. San Francisco has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 9 save opportunities and they have tallied 7 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have gotten 16 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .986 (16th in MLB). The Giants have recorded 169 assists, 10 errors and have accounted for 511 putouts this season. In 1,533 innings on the field, the Giants have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 70.2% (19th in professional baseball).

So far in his MLB career, Webb has allowed 255 base hits while he has accumulated 258 strikeouts in 266 innings pitched. He has given up a total of 114 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.253 and a FIP of 3.2. He has a K/BB ratio of 3.27 and he has gone up against 1,115 batters during his career. Webb (18-11 career record) has earned a 3.85 earned run average while conceding 8.6 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+175)

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