It will be pitching vs hitting when the Nationals face the Giants in Washington on Saturday. The Nats are outhitting the Giants at the moment; Washington is 6th in OPS while the Giants are way down yonder at 27th in the last two weeks. When it comes to pitching it is no contest. Washington has the league's worst pitching over the last two weeks with an ugly 6.13 ERA. Their bullpen is approaching double figures in ERA in that time frame. The Nats are giving up a whopping 7.7 runs a game compared to 4.1 for SF. Webb starts for the Giants. He is a work horse in top form, giving up just 4 runs while striking out 28 over 22+ innings in his last three starts. He'll face Josiah Gray, who has had some fine starts this year, but can struggle. 4or 5 runs given up over 5 innings is a common thread for Gray. While Webb may pitch better at home, Gray's ERA is nearly double in home games.
San Fran is a very good road team and 33-21 in night games. The Nats are just 15-32 at home and 18-35 at night. Look for the Giants to run up the tab against the Washington bullpen and win on the run line (-1 1/2)