Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 5/1/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Sunday, May 1, 2022

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

Oracle Park is the site where the San Francisco Giants (13-7) will compete against the Washington Nationals (7-15) on Sunday. The odds on this game have Washington at +175 while San Francisco is priced at -210. The over/under is 7.5. The men taking the mound will be Jon Gray and Carlos Rodon.

The Nationals have accumulated 35 two-baggers as a team and have hit 12 baseballs out of the stadium. Washington has a slugging % of .331 and have struck out 168 times, while drawing a walk on 65 occasions. As a unit, the Washington Nationals are putting up 3.7 runs per game, which has them sitting at 22nd in baseball. They have 80 runs batted in and 170 base knocks so far this year, and their average at the plate is sitting at .233. They have earned 81 runs while having a team OBP of .301.

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Nationals pitchers have surrendered 21 home runs and 114 runs in total (29th in baseball). They have walked 87 opposing batters and their FIP sits at 4.14 as a team for the year. They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.16 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.47. The Nationals have compiled a team ERA of 4.96 on the year (28th in baseball), and the staff has struck out 188 batters.

The Nationals have sent 95 relief pitchers to the mound so far this season. The relief pitchers have inherited 52 runners on the season with 32.7% of those runners crossed home plate. They have accumulated 3 saves on the campaign and have blown 1 out of their 4 save opportunities. The Nationals relief pitchers have recorded a save percentage of 75.0% and has entered the game in 13 save situations. The relief pitchers have earned 9 holds on the year (22nd in baseball). Nationals pitchers have entered the game with runners on base 27 times and also have had 17 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Washington Nationals have a tally of 582 putouts on the year, as well as 192 assists and 15 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .981 which puts them in 25th in the majors, and have accumulated 13 double plays. The Nationals have turned 66.1% of baseballs in play into outs in their 1,746 innings on the field, which has them sitting 28th in the majors.

Gray (53-50 career win-loss record) has earned a FIP of 3.93 while he has faced 3,592 hitters in the majors. He has surrendered 836 base knocks (9.0 hits per nine innings) and has 283 free passes. His ERA is 4.62 (430 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.335. Gray has pitched in 838 innings and has 857 K's during his MLB career.

San Francisco is sitting with 23 home runs on the season to go along with 89 runs batted in. They have tallied 29 doubles, while getting a free base 64 times and putting up 95 runs. The San Francisco Giants are sitting with an on-base percentage of .308 as well as a team batting average of .235 over the course of the season. The Giants hold a slugging % of .385 and they are recording 4.75 runs per outing (4th in baseball). They have struck out on 181 occasions (12th in the league) and have 157 base hits.

The Giants are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.167 in addition to having a FIP of 2.81 as a squad so far this season. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.59 (183 strikeouts vs 51 walks). They have a ranking of 20th in MLB as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 158. They have surrendered 11 home runs and they surrender 3.07 runs per 9 innings (4th in baseball). The San Francisco pitching staff have conceded 61 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 2.86 (57 earned runs surrendered).

San Francisco relief pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 26.1% out of their 23 inherited runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 24 times in high leverage situations and also on 18 occasions with runners on. With 22 save situations, the Giants have 13 holds in addition to 2 blown saves. They are ranked 7th in MLB with a save rate of 77.8%, and they have sent 81 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. San Francisco has had relief pitchers enter the game in 9 save chances and they have recorded 7 saves.

The San Francisco Giants have turned 16 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of .984 (18th in the majors). The Giants have recorded 181 assists, 12 errors and have 538 putouts for the season. In their 1,614 innings on the diamond, the Giants have earned a efficiency on defense of 68.1% (26th in baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Rodon has conceded 611 base knocks while totaling 748 strikeouts in 692 innings pitched. Rodon (45-38 career record) has earned a 3.70 earned run average while conceding 7.9 hits per nine innings. He has conceded a total of 285 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.280 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.72 and he has faced 2,945 batters so far in his career.

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

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

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