San Francisco Giants (54-43, 3rd in NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (38-58, 5th in NL East) Washington; Friday,…
San Francisco Giants (54-43, 3rd in NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (38-58, 5th in NL East)
Washington; Friday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABIES: Giants: Alex Wood (4-3, 4.53 ERA, 1.53 WHIP, 50 strikeouts); Internationals: Jake Irvin (2-5, 5.11 ERA, 1.49 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Giants -158, Nationals +135; Over/Under is 9 1/2 runs
CONCLUSION: The Washington Nationals open a series of three home games against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.
Washington is 15-32 at home and 38-58 overall. The Nationals are tied 14-9 in games where they didn’t give up home runs.
San Francisco are 54-43 overall and 28-21 away. The Giants are sixth in the NL with 113 home runs total, averaging 1.2 per game.
The teams meet on Friday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Jeimer Candelario leads the Nationals with 44 extra base hits (27 doubles, two triples and 15 homers). Joey Meneses is 10 of 39 with two doubles, four homers and eight RBI in his last 10 games.
JD Davis has 14 doubles, a triple and 11 home runs for the Giants. Wilmer Flores is 15-36 with four doubles and four homers in the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .261 batting average, 6.95 ERA, 18 runs surpassed
Giants: 7-3, .214 batting average, 3.50 ERA, six runs better than opponents
INJURIES: Internationals: Israel Pineda: 60-day IL (fingers), Paolo Espino: 15-day IL (fingers), Hunter Harvey: 15-day IL (elbows), Cade Cavalli: 60-day IL (elbows ), Thad Ward: 15-day IL (shoulder), Carl Edwards Jr.: 15-day IL (shoulder), Victor Robles: 10-day IL (back), Stephen Strasburg: 60-day IL (ribs /shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Arano: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Giants: JD Davis: daily (illness), Brandon Crawford: 10-day IL (knee), LaMonte Wade Jr: daily (hamstring), Cole Waites: 60-day IL (elbow), Thairo Estrada: 10-day IL IL (hand), Thomas Szapucki: 60-day IL (arm), Luke Jackson: 15-day IL (back), Mitch Haniger: 60-day IL (forearm), John Brebbia: 15-day IL ( lat), Roberto Perez: 60-day IL (shoulder), Luis Gonzalez: 60-day IL (back)
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