San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction: Giants to make it two in a row

Wednesday's Major League Baseball action at Oracle Park features a matchup between the Washington Nationals and the San Francisco Giants.

The San Francisco Giants have won their last three games by a combined score of 8 runs, and they have won their last ten games by a score of 4 runs or more six times. When scoring four or more runs in a game, the Giants have won 10 of their previous 13 contests. The Giants are led in hits and runs batted in by Thairo Estrada, who has 46, while JD Davis and Mike Yastrzemski have combined for 58 hits and 34 runs batted in. The Giants have a record of 7-2 in their previous 9 games on Wednesdays and a record of 4-1 in their last 5 games played during game 3 of a series.

The Washington Nationals have scored at least four runs in six of their previous ten games, including a season-high 15 runs in their most recent three games. When scoring four or more runs in a game, the Nationals have won eight of their last ten contests. The Nationals are led by Joey Meneses, who has 41 hits and 15 RBI. Lane Thomas and Luis Garcia have combined for 66 hits and 33 RBI. The Nationals have a record of 7-17 over their previous 24 games played on Wednesday and a record of 5-2 over their last 7 games overall.

Since the San Francisco Giants appear to have the more talented roster on paper, they will be given the benefit of the doubt when playing at home. However, taking into account how terribly Sean Manaea has played so far this season, this line seems a tad high to me. Both Josiah Gray, who has pitched more than respectably through 38.2 innings, and the Nationals offense have been on a roll as of late. I'll take a stab at the speedy turnaround using the road dog.