San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction: Can the Nationals even this series?

San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Prediction and Odds on the Match on August 09, 2025

Major League Baseball for the 10th of August will see the San Francisco Giants battle it out against the Washington Nationals. This encounter will take place at the Oracle Park. This will be the second game of a three game series with the San Francisco Giants securing an easy win in the opener. How will this encounter unfold? Let’s get into full game previews and offer predictions. 

San Francisco Giants: Form and Statistics

The San Francisco Giants have been impressive in the past weeks and will hope to extend that run. In their last games, this team has won a number of games even though they had some struggles in July. In their last series, the San Francisco Giants have lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers, Toronto Blue Jays, New York Mets, and Pittsburgh Pirates. However, their prior series to this saw this team defeat the New York Mets and Pittsburgh Pirates. In the meantime, their opener of this series saw this team win 5-0 with two runs in the first and sixth innings before a run in the eight. Ahead of this game, San Francisco Giants have a 59-57 record and sit 8th in the standings with a 0.509 PCT.

San Francisco Giants: Team News and Lineup

Carson Whisenhunt will take the mound for San Francisco in this game two. He has a 1-0 record this season with a 4.35 average earned runs and 7 strikeouts. 

San Francisco Giants Lineup

Heliot Ramos (R) LF, Rafael Devers (L) 1B, Willy Adames (R) SS, Dominic Smith (L) DH, Matt Chapman (R) 3B, Jung Hoo Lee (L) CF, Casey Schmitt (R) 2B, Patrick Bailey (S) C, Drew Gilbert (L) RF

Washington Nationals: Form and Statistics

The Washington Nationals have to step up their game as they continue to struggle since the beginning of this month. In their prior series to this, the Washington Nationals lost to the Milwaukee Brewers, Houston Astros, and Oakland Athletics. Meanwhile, Washington Nationals have faced defeat in eight of their last nine games with their line win against the Oakland Athletics as they avoided a sweep. Ahead of this game, Washington Nationals have a 45-70 record as they sit 14th in the National League standings with a 0.391 PCT. 

Washington Nationals: Team News and Lineup

The Washington Nationals have projected Brad Lord as the starting pitcher in this game two. This season, Brad has had it tough and has a 2-6 record with a 3.42 walks And hits per inning pitched and 65 strikeouts. 

Washington Nationals Lineup

James Wood (L) LF, CJ Abrams (L) SS, Brady House (R) 3B, Nathaniel Lowe (L) 1B, Josh Bell (S) DH, Robert Hassell III (L) RF, Drew Millas (S) C, José Tena (L) 2B, Jacob Young (R) CF

San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Betting Tips & Odds

• The San Francisco Giants have been impressive lately and also had the best results in the last games of this fixture. A moneyline victory for the San Francisco Giants is available on Bet365 with odds at 1.60 on Bet365.
• Ahead of this game, the Washington Nationals have won only one of their last nine games. While they will look to end that poor run, their moneyline is available on Betway with odds at 2.40.
• In the last four games between the San Francisco Giants and Washington Nationals, the total has gone under. A bet on fewer runs will be a smart one with under 8.5 available on Bet365 with odds at 1.86.
• The San Francisco Giants have scored at least three runs in seven of the last eight games of this fixture. While they scored five runs in the opener, over 3.5 runs is available on 1Xbet with odds at 1.53 on 1Xbet bookmaker.

San Francisco Giants vs Washington Nationals Match Prediction 09 August 2025

This is a tough game to expect and this game could go either way. The San Francisco Giants have been impressive and they have had more luck in this fixture. Yet, with the Washington Nationals struggling to step their game up, I believe they will go all out hoping to do better in this encounter. This will be competitive but it is difficult to trust a team like the Washington Nationals that have not been able to win games. Also, looking at how their past meetings have ended, this game looks like the one we might experience a few runs. 

Our match prediction is a win for the San Francisco Giants with odds at 1.63 on 1Xbet bookmaker. 

Our betting tip is under 8.5 runs with odds at 1.86 on Bet365 bookmaker. 

Our final match prediction is the last team to score (San Francisco Giants) with odds at 1.77 on Betway bookmaker.