Matt Chapman and the San Francisco Giants (57-57) will visit C.J. Abrams and the Washington Nationals (51-62) at Nationals Park on Tuesday, August 6, with a start time of 6:45 PM ET.
Information on how to watch San Francisco's contest against Washington can be found in the below article.
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Where to Watch Giants vs. Nationals
- Date: Tuesday, August 6, 2024
- Time: 6:45 PM ET
- TV Channel: MASN
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- Location: Washington D.C.
- Venue: Nationals Park
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Pitching Matchup
Giants: Hayden Birdsong
- Hayden Birdsong will make his first start of the season for the Giants.
- The righty is pitching in his MLB debut. He's 22 years old.
Nationals: MacKenzie Gore
- MacKenzie Gore makes the start for the Nationals, his 23rd of the season. He is 6-9 with a 4.54 ERA and 122 strikeouts in 111 2/3 innings pitched.
- The lefty last pitched on Wednesday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, when he went 5 1/3 innings, allowing three earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In 22 games this season, the 25-year-old has put up an ERA of 4.54, with 9.9 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are batting .279 against him.
- Gore heads into the game with five quality starts under his belt this season.
- Gore will try to build upon a three-game streak of going five or more innings (he's averaging 5.0 frames per appearance).
- In one of his appearances this season he did not allow an earned run.
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Team Comparison
| Giants | Nationals | |
|---|---|---|
| 4.4 | Runs Scored (PG) | 4.2 |
| 4.4 | Runs Allowed (PG) | 4.7 |
| .244 | Batting AVG | .242 |
| .253 | Batting AVG Against | .259 |
| 119 | Home Runs | 90 |
| 115 | Home Runs Allowed | 118 |
Giants Offensive Leaders
- Chapman's batting average this year is .246, and he has a .334 on-base percentage and a .444 slugging percentage. His strikeout rate is 23.9%, and his walk rate is 10.9%. He has 18 homers and 54 RBI, plus 78 runs scored and 12 stolen bases on 13 attempts.
- So far this season, Heliot Ramos is batting .285, with a .835 OPS (.344 on-base, .491 slugging). His strikeout rate is 26.9%, and his walk rate is 8.1%. He has 15 home runs and 53 RBI, plus 30 runs scored.
- Mark Canha's current batting average is .236, and he has seven home runs and 38 RBI, plus 42 runs scored. He has a .694 OPS (.341 on-base, .353 slugging). His strikeout rate is 20.8%, and his walk rate is 11.2%.
- The Giants' Michael Conforto is hitting .232, with a .307 on-base percentage and a .426 slugging percentage. He has 11 home runs and 43 RBI, plus 33 runs scored. His strikeout rate is 24.1%, and his walk rate is 9%.
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Nationals Offensive Leaders
- Abrams has cracked 16 home runs, driven in 54 runs, and scored 67 times while batting .250/.321/.448 in 468 plate appearances. He's also swiped 20 bags on 30 attempts. His strikeout rate comes in at 19.7%, and his walk rate is 7.1%.
- In 373 plate appearances, Luis Garcia has blasted 13 bombs, driven in 53 runs, and scored 40 times while hitting .290/.324/.459. He's also swiped 18 bags on 21 attempts. His K rate comes in at 16.1%, and his walk rate sits at 4.8%.
- So far this season, Jacob Young, who sports a .249/.313/.315 slash line, has racked up 56 runs, 22 RBI, and one dinger in 358 plate appearances. As a basestealer, he's snagged 26 steals on 31 tries. His walk rate is 5.9%, while his strikeout rate is 20.7%.
- At the plate, Keibert Ruiz has put up a batting average of .222 with an OPS of .592 (.254 OBP; .338 SLG) this season, while crushing eight homers with 30 runs and 36 RBI. He's walking at a 3.1% clip and striking out 11.3% of the time.
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