San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction, 5/25/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals

Date: Sunday, May 25, 2025

Location: Nationals Park in Washington, D.C.

TV: MASN

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-144) Washington (+120)

The San Francisco Giants (29-21) are traveling to Nationals Park on Sunday where they will take on the Washington Nationals (23-27). The line on this contest has the Giants at -144 while the Nationals are opening at +120. The over/under has been set at 8. The pitchers who are expected to start are Robbie Ray and Michael Soroka.

As a squad, the San Francisco Giants are recording 4.6 runs per contest, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball. They have earned 230 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .313. The Giants have accumulated 79 two-baggers as a team and have knocked 53 balls out of the stadium. They have 220 runs batted in as well as 391 hits for the season, and their average at the plate is .236. San Francisco is slugging .388 and have been rung up 426 times, while drawing a walk on 177 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.78 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.23. Giants pitchers have relinquished 39 home runs and 188 total runs (8th in MLB). San Francisco has relinquished 390 base knocks (7.9 per 9 innings) as well as 164 earned runs. The Giants have a team earned run average of 3.34 on the year (5th in MLB), and they have struck out 425 batters. They have walked 153 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.45 as a team over the course of the season.

Giants relief pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 29 times in addition to having 52 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have earned 31 holds on the season (11th in baseball). The Giants relievers have earned a save rate of 63.6% and stepped onto the hill in 53 save situations. They have earned 14 saves so far this year and have blown 8 of 22 save opportunities. The relief pitchers have inherited 49 base runners on the season with 42.9% of them ended up scoring. The Giants have dispatched 150 relievers to the hill for the season.

The Seattle Mariners have accounted for 1,326 putouts over the course of the season, as well as 491 assists and 28 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .985 which ranks 19th in professional baseball, and have 40 double plays. The Giants have turned 69.5% of baseballs in play into outs out of 3,978 innings, ranking them 20th in pro baseball.

Ray (83-73 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.87 and he has gone up against 5,577 hitters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 1,145 base hits (7.8 hits per 9 innings) and has 562 free passes. His earned run average is 3.93 (574 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.298. Ray has thrown 1,315 innings and has earned 1,610 K's during his career.

The Nationals hold a slugging % of .391 and they are scoring 4.40 runs per game (12th in baseball). They have hit 76 two-baggers, while getting a free base 150 times and recording 220 runs. Washington has knocked in 51 long balls on the season as well as 208 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 397 occasions (20th in the league) and have tallied 404 base hits. The Washington Nationals hold a team OBP of .313 in addition to a team batting average of .243 for the year.

The Washington pitching staff have given up 266 runs for the season while holding a team ERA of 5.24 (255 earned runs allowed). They have surrendered 51 HR's and they surrender 5.47 runs per 9 innings (26th in baseball). The Nationals hold a team WHIP of 1.438 and have a FIP of 4.18 as a pitching staff this year. They currently have a K/BB ratio of 8.30 (404 strikeouts vs 176 walks). They have a ranking of 28th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 454.

Washington has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 22 save chances and they have come away with 15 saves. They sit at 7th in the league with a save rate of 68.2%, and they have dispatched 175 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 40 times in high leverage situations in addition to 58 occasions with runners on. Washington bullpen pitchers have an inherited score rate of 42.7% out of 103 inherited runners. Sitting with 46 save situations, the Nationals have amassed 24 holds in addition to 7 blown saves.

In their 3,942 innings played, the Nationals have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 67.2% (29th in pro baseball). The Washington Nationals have gotten 33 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .986 (17th in pro baseball). The Nationals have accrued 425 assists, 25 errors and have accumulated 1,314 putouts so far this season.

During his career, Soroka has surrendered 317 hits while he has accumulated 307 strikeouts in 345 innings pitched. Soroka (18-20 win-loss record in his career) is the owner of a 3.81 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 146 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.251 and having a FIP of 3.7. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.67 and he has faced 1,447 hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-144)

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