San Francisco Giants (54-44, 3rd in NL West) vs. Washington Nationals (39-58, 5th in NL East)
Washington; Saturday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABIES: Giants: Logan Webb (8-7, 3.32 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 134 strikeouts); Internationals: Josiah Gray (6-8, 3.59 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, 94 strikeouts)
SUMMARY: The San Francisco Giants are looking to break a three-game deficit with a win over the Washington Nationals.
Washington is 16-32 at home and 39-58 overall. The Nationals have a 31-11 record in games where they score more than their opponents.
San Francisco is 54-44 overall and 28-22 away. The Giants have a 26-9 record in games where they didn’t hit home runs.
Saturday’s game is the teams’ fifth meeting of the season. The Nationals are up 3-1 in the season series.
TOP PERFORMER: Lane Thomas has 24 doubles, two trebles and 16 homers while hitting .292 for the Nationals. Joey Meneses is 11 of 39 with three doubles and four home runs in his last 10 games.
LaMonte Wade Jr. has 13 doubles, a triple and nine home runs while hitting .275 for the Giants. Wilmer Flores has 13 of 32 with four doubles and four home runs in his last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 5-5, .265 batting average, 6.93 ERA, 15 runs surpassed
Giants: 7-3, .213 batting average, 3.54 ERA, seven 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: Brandon Crawford: 10-day IL (knee), Cole Waites: 60-day IL (elbow), Thairo Estrada: 10-day 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 (wide), Roberto Perez: 60-Day IL (Shoulder), Luis Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (Back)
The Associated Press created this story using technology and data provided by Sportradar by Data Skrive.
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