Today’s matchup is between the San Francisco Giants (38-23) and the Washington Nationals (25-33). The Giants have won 7 of their last 10 games & the Nationals have won 4 of their last 10 games.
The Giants are starting Anthony DeSclafani (RHP), who is 5-2 on the season with a 3.51 ERA, 3.87 FIP, .269 wOBA, K% of 21.4%, BB% of 7.4%, 89.9 MPH average exit velocity, and a 1.12 WHIP in 66.2 innings pitched.
The Nationals are starting Max Scherzer (RHP), who is 5-4 on the season with a 2.22 ERA, 3.04 FIP, .246 wOBA, K% of 36.1%, BB% of 5.2%, 89.5 MPH average exit velocity, and a 0.82 WHIP in 77 innings pitched.
The Giants are 21st in the Majors in Relieving Pitching (WAR) while the Nationals are 18th.
On the hitting side, The Giants have a .324 wOBA, .324 OBP, .422 SLG, .746 OPS, 107 wRC+, & 88 HRs. The Nationals have a .307 wOBA, .317 OBP, .382 SLG, .699 OPS, 92 wRC+, & 55 HRs.
There's no doubt the Giants are the better hitting team but Scherzer is pitching at a high level. Not a huge fan of -160 on the Nationals though, thought they'd be closer to -120. That said I'm taking the Giants due to the value at +136.
