Washington Nationals vs San Francisco Giants Prediction: Struggling sides will hope for a better result here

On Sunday, Major League Baseball action will take place at Nationals Park, featuring a matchup between the San Francisco Giants and the Washington Nationals. This will be the second video game in a trilogy consisting of three total entries. On Friday, the Nationals were successful in maintaining an early lead and winning thanks to their defensive efforts.

The Washington Nationals have recently allowed a large number of runs to score against them. Prior to the start of this series, the Washington Nationals had lost their previous six games by a score of five runs or more. On Friday, CJ Abrams and Lane Thomas were in complete command at the plate, contributing a combined four hits, three runs, and a pair of solo home runs to the team's total. On Sunday, the Washington Nationals will give the ball to Josiah Gray as their starting pitcher. Gray has a record of 6-8 throughout his 19 career starts, with a 3.59 earned run average, 94 strikeouts, and 105.1 innings pitched. Gray has been unsuccessful in both of his most recent starts, allowing seven earned runs across 10.0 innings.

The San Francisco Giants have not been the most prolific club at the plate this week; they had just four runs overall in the two games leading up to this series. On Friday, the San Francisco Giants were defeated 5-3 despite collecting just five hits. The only offensive contributions of significance during the lackluster loss were those of Joc Pederson (home run with two runs scored) and JD Davis (home run with one run scored). The starting quarterback for the game on Sunday will be San Francisco's Logan Webb. This year, Webb has made 20 starts and has a record of 8-7 with a 3.11 ERA, 134 strikeouts, and 133.0 innings pitched. In his most recent start, Webb faced the Reds and went 7.0 innings, allowing two earned runs and receiving no decision.

The San Francisco Giants should have their way with this situation and come away with the win. Since Webb has been pitching quite effectively as of late, I believe that he will put San Francisco in an excellent position for the game. Since his last start, Webb has pitched at least 6.2 innings in each of his three appearances, allowing a total of four earned runs while pitching a combined 22.2 innings. In terms of the number of points scored by the offense, San Francisco requires a swift kick in the proverbial pants. In the Giants' last three games, they have only managed to score a total of six runs, so I am hoping to see a stronger offensive effort from them this time around.