San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/24/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Saturday, May 24, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-210) Washington (+172)

The San Francisco Giants (29-21) are hitting the road to Nationals Park on Saturday where they will go up against the Washington Nationals (22-27). The line on this matchup has the Giants at -210 and the Nationals are coming in at +172. The total is 8. The pitchers taking the mound will be Robbie Ray and Jake Irvin.

San Francisco has a slugging percentage of .388 and have been called out on strikes 426 times, while being walked on 177 occasions. They have tallied 220 RBI's and 391 base knocks so far this year, and their team batting average sits at .236. The Giants have accumulated 79 two-baggers as a unit and have knocked 53 baseballs out of the stadium. They have tallied 230 runs scored and hold an OBP of .313. As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 4.6 runs per outing, which puts them at 10th in the league.

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They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have given up 39 home runs and 188 total runs (9th in the league). San Francisco has yielded 390 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 164 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 3.34 on the campaign (6th in MLB), and the staff has rung up 425 hitters. They have walked 153 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.45 as a unit so far this year.

The Giants have dispatched 150 relievers to the mound on the campaign. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 49 runners so far this season with 42.9% of those players crossed the plate. They have recorded 14 saves on the campaign and have blown 8 of their 22 save opportunities. The Giants bullpen have compiled a save rate of 63.6% and have come into the game in 53 save situations. The relievers have accumulated 31 holds on the year (11th in the league). Giants bullpen pitchers have come into the game with runners on 29 times as well as having 52 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Seattle Mariners have 1,326 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 491 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which has them sitting 19th in pro baseball, and have a total of 40 double plays. The Giants have converted 69.5% of balls in play into outs out of 3,978 innings on the diamond, which ranks them 21st in MLB.

Ray has pitched in 1,315 innings and has totaled 1,610 punch outs thus far in his career. Ray (83-73 career win-loss record) has a FIP of 3.87 while he has faced 5,577 opposing batters in the majors. His ERA is 3.93 (574 ER's allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.298. He has surrendered 1,145 hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) with 562 free passes.

The Washington Nationals have tallied an on-base percentage of .312 as well as a team batting average of .242 on the campaign. They have struck out on 391 occasions (20th in MLB) and are sitting with 392 base hits. Washington has hit 51 home runs so far this year to go along with 200 runs batted in. The Nationals hold a slugging percentage of .390 and they average 4.33 runs per contest (13th in baseball). They have recorded 74 doubles, while walking 146 times and putting up 212 runs.

The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.439 and are the owners of a FIP of 4.15 as a team on the season. They are currently ranked 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 444. The Washington pitching staff have conceded 259 runs so far this season while having an ERA of 5.24 (249 earned runs yielded). Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.30 (396 strikeouts vs 172 walks). They have relinquished 49 HR's and they concede 5.45 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball).

Washington has had relievers step onto the mound in 21 save opportunities and they have earned 15 saves. They rank 5th in the league with a save rate of 71.4%, and they have sent 169 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 36 times in high leverage situations in addition to 56 occasions with runners on. Washington relief pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 43.0% out of their 100 inherited base runners. Sitting with 42 save situations, the Nationals have recorded 21 holds and 6 blown saves.

In their 3,852 innings on the field, the Nationals have earned a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (29th in MLB). The Washington Nationals have turned 32 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .987 (11th in the majors). The Nationals have recorded 414 assists, 23 errors and have earned 1,284 putouts this year.

Irvin (16-22 career record) has a 4.40 earned run average and has conceded 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.40 and he has faced 1,548 opposing hitters thus far in his career. He has conceded 180 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.268 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.3. Thus far in his career, Irvin has surrendered 344 hits while he has tallied 295 strikeouts in 368 frames.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-210)

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