Why the Giants on Monday at -105...The Giants come back home on Monday after a ten game road trip where they did not experience much success. This is a great spot to play the Giants at home where they see their offensive numbers jump to .261 BA/.316 OBP while averaging 4.4 RPG. The Nationals come into Mondays affair after a 4-3 loss against the Dodgers on Sunday Night Baseball. The Nats now have to continue their road trip starting with the Giants coming off of a 4-2 win against the Angels on the road. The Giants will be starting Chris Stratton who is off to a stellar start to begin his 2018 campaign. Stratton has posted a 2.22 era over his 24 innings of work where he has allowed just 15 hits on 7 BBs, 19 Ks and 0 HRs while averaging 6.1 IP/S. Stratton is coming off of a dominant road win against the DBacks as a +140 dog where he allowed just 1 run over 7 innings on 5 hits, 0 BBs and 8 Ks. In that start, Stratton recorded a season high 7 GB outs while only throwing 99 pitches which is a positive sign going into tonight after coming off of a stress free start. Stratton's only home start came against the Dodgers as a +115 dog where he allowed 2 runs through 5 IP on 4 hits, 3 Ks and 0 HRs while his team recorded a win. Stratton has faced this Nationals team just once in 2017 IN Washington where he picked up the W as a +140 dog where he allowed 0 runs through 6 IP on 5 hits, 1 BB and 10 Ks. Stratton will be pitching this game on 4 Days of Rest...in his career, Stratton is 2-0 with a 0.00 era over 13 IP on 5 BBs and 11 Ks on 4 Days of Rest. The Nats will be starting Gio Gonzalez who is coming off of an average start on the road against the Mets. In that start, Gio allowed 2 runs through 5 IP on 8 hits, 2 BBs and 5 Ks. When looking at Gio's saber numbers, he posted a BABIP against of .444 in his last start while maintaining a .371 BABIP against in 2018. Being that Gio's GB% has risen in each of his four starts this season to go along with a high BABIP against paints the picture that he is not making quality pitches and is poised for a let-down in this start tonight against the Giants. This is a Giants lineup that Gio is exposed to with a combined 166 ABs against to go with a .223 BA/.301 OBP and 2 HRs. From a bullpen standpoint, we will continue to fade the Nats pen who comes into Mondays game with a 7.48 road era where they have allowed 6 HRs over 33 innings on 19 BBs as well as having to use three arms last night in high leverage situations.
Play on the Giants at -105
Play on the Giants at -105
