San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction & Picks - MLB

Prediction published on 8/7/24, 11:30 AM  by Carlos Zabala | Modified on 8/7/24 at 11:53 AM in MLB Picks

The Nationals have won 7 of the last 10 games over the Giants. On Tuesday, they won 11-4 in a game where the Giants went 1-for-14 with runners in scoring position. Melvin didn't like that at all, saying after the game "Our situational at-bats were terrible again, that's been a problem here for a couple of weeks now."

The Nationals are 52-62 in 2024. Their problem of being the team with the fewest HRs in MLB is aggravated when the opposing team hits HRs, in those cases they are 26-48. To win Wednesday's game they will have to rely on the hot bat of Wood, who is 15-for-35 with 2 doubles, 3 triples and a HR in the last 10 games.

Snell is the scheduled pitcher and will be his first start for the Giants since the memorable no-hitter he threw against the Reds. There he won and struck out 11, but he made an extra effort by throwing 114 pitches, which is two starts in a row exceeding 100. Also, his start prior to the no-hitter was impressive, where he also did not allow any runs and struck out an incredible 15 Rockies batters. Without a doubt, Snell is the best pitcher of the second half of July and the beginning of August.