Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction, 8/8/2025 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants

Date: Friday, August 8, 2025

Location: Oracle Park in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Bay Area

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

The Washington Nationals (45-68) are on their way to Oracle Park on Friday where they will take on the San Francisco Giants (58-57). The moneyline on this contest has Washington at +120 and San Francisco is sitting at -144. The total is 9. The expected starting pitchers are Jake Irvin and Carson Whisenhunt.

As a team, the Washington Nationals are notching 4.3 runs per contest, which has them at 20th in the league. They are sitting with 486 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .309. The Nationals have accrued 183 doubles as a squad and have hit 107 baseballs out of the park. They have 467 runs batted in as well as 922 hits so far this year, while their team batting average sits at .243. Washington owns a slugging percentage of .385 and have struck out 886 times, while drawing a walk on 329 occasions.

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The Nationals have compiled a team earned run average of 5.37 so far this season (29th in MLB), and the staff has struck out 858 batters. Nationals pitchers have relinquished 139 long balls and 628 runs in total (29th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 380 opposing players and their FIP is 4.56 as a squad on the year. Washington has conceded 1,056 base knocks (9.6 per 9 innings) as well as 593 earned runs. They have a K/BB ratio of 2.26 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45.

The Nationals have sent 398 relievers to the mound this year. The relief pitchers have inherited 202 runners this season and 40.6% of those players crossed home plate. They have accumulated 21 saves for the year and have not converted 14 of 35 save opportunities. The Nationals bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 60.0% and have come into the game in 80 save situations. The relievers have a total of 44 holds on the campaign (29th in the league). Nationals pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 118 times and also have had 86 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Nationals have transformed 67.6% of balls hit into play into outs out of 8,940 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 29th in professional baseball. The Washington Nationals have accumulated 2,980 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 970 assists and 62 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .985 which has them ranked 22nd in professional baseball, and have accumulated 88 double plays.

Irvin (21-27 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.55 while facing 1,859 batters during his time in the major leagues. He has given up 422 base knocks (8.7 hits per 9 innings) and has had 149 walks. His ERA is 4.62 (225 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.302. Irvin has pitched in 438 innings and has 343 strikeouts so far in his career.

The San Francisco Giants have accumulated a team on-base percentage of .312 and a batting average of .234 this year. They have struck out on 972 occasions (14th in MLB) and have earned 890 base hits. San Francisco has recorded 109 home runs on the campaign to go along with 460 RBIs. The Giants have a slugging percentage of .377 and they score 4.18 runs per contest (22nd in the league). They have put up 176 doubles, while taking a walk 401 times and scoring 481 runs.

The Giants have a team WHIP of 1.277 in addition to having a FIP of 3.64 as a unit so far this year. They rank 13th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 932. The San Francisco pitching staff have relinquished 465 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.65 (413 earned runs yielded). They have earned a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.70 (985 strikeouts against 368 walks). They have given up 98 homers and they relinquish 4.11 runs per 9 innings (8th in the league).

San Francisco relief pitchers have an inherited score rate of 33.3% out of 129 inherited base runners. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill 131 times in high leverage situations and also on 83 occasions with runners on. With 114 save situations, the Giants have compiled 69 holds and 17 blown saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league holding a save rate of 62.2%, and they have sent 366 relievers onto the diamond for the year. San Francisco has had bullpen pitchers step onto the hill in 45 save chances and they have earned 28 saves.

Out of their 9,162 innings played, the Giants have a defensive efficiency of 68.9% (24th in MLB). The San Francisco Giants have gotten 87 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .984 (23rd in pro baseball). The Giants have recorded 1,074 assists, 65 errors and have accounted for 3,054 putouts so far this year.

Whisenhunt (1-0 career record) has a 4.46 earned run average and has conceded 7.1 hits per nine innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.75 and he has gone up against 43 opposing hitters so far in his career. He has allowed 5 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.188 and having a FIP of 4.4. Thus far in his career, Whisenhunt has surrendered 8 base knocks while totaling 7 strikeouts in 10 innings.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco (-144)

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