In the final game of a three-game set at Nationals Park, the Washington Nationals (24-28) take on the San Francisco Giants (30-22), Sunday at 1:35 p.m. ET.
The Nationals are an underdog (+133 on the moneyline to win) when they host the Giants (-159). The starting pitchers are Robbie Ray (6-0) for the San Francisco Giants, and Mike Soroka (1-2) for the Washington Nationals.
Yesterday, the Nationals picked up a 3-0 victory over the Giants, with Jake Irvin (8.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 7 K) earning the win for the Nationals. James Wood went 1 for 4 with a home run and two RBIs to lead the offensive attack. Kyle Harrison (4.0 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 4 K) was credited with the loss for the Giants.
Ahead of this Giants vs. Nationals showdown, here’s everything you need to prepare for Sunday’s MLB action, including viewing options.
San Francisco Giants vs. Washington Nationals odds, line and spread
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Sunday at 12:17 p.m. ET. For a full list of sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
Favorite: Giants (-159, bet $159 to win $100)Underdog: Nationals (+133, bet $100 to win $133)Over/under: 8
Giants vs. Nationals: Game time and live stream info
Game day: Sunday, May 25, 2025Game time: 1:35 p.m. ETLocation: Washington D.C.Stadium: Nationals ParkTV channel: MASN2 and NBCS-BALive stream: Watch LIVE with Fubo! (Regional restrictions may apply)
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Giants stats and trends
Giants betting records
This season, the Giants have been favored 31 times and won 19, or 61.3%, of those games.San Francisco is 6-4 this season when entering a game favored by -159 or more on the moneyline.The moneyline for this contest implies a 61.4% chance of a victory for the Giants.Games involving San Francisco have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 27 of 52 chances this season.In 52 games with a spread this season, the Giants are 25-27-0 ATS.
Robbie Ray (Giants probable starter)
The Giants are sending Ray (6-0) to make his 11th start of the season. He is 6-0 with a 2.67 ERA and 62 strikeouts in 57 1/3 innings pitched.The lefty last appeared on Tuesday against the Kansas City Royals, when he tossed seven scoreless innings while giving up six hits.In 10 games this season, the 33-year-old has an ERA of 2.67, with 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings. Opponents are hitting .210 against him.Ray is looking to prolong a fifth-game quality start streak in this outing.Ray will look to last five or more innings for his seventh straight start. He’s averaging 5.7 frames per outing.He has had two appearances this season in which he held his opponents to zero earned runs.The opposing Nationals offense has a collective .242 batting average, and is 18th in the league with 417 total hits and 15th in MLB action with 223 runs scored. It has the 15th-ranked slugging percentage (.389) and ranks 18th in home runs (52) in all of MLB.This season, the 33-year-old ranks 17th in ERA (2.67), 43rd in WHIP (1.221), and 20th in K/9 (9.7) among qualifying pitchers.
Giants batting stats
The Giants rank 17th in Major League Baseball with 53 home runs.Hitters for San Francisco have combined for a team rank of 22nd in the majors with a .380 team slugging percentage.The Giants rank 23rd in MLB with a .234 team batting average.San Francisco ranks 11th in the majors with 234 total runs scored this season.The Giants have an on-base percentage of .311 this season, which ranks 19th in the league.San Francisco ranks 21st in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 8.6 whiffs per contest.
Nationals stats and trends
Nationals betting records
The Nationals have been chosen as underdogs in 43 games this year and have walked away with the win 22 times (51.2%) in those games.This season, Washington has come away with a win 10 times in 23 chances when named as an underdog of at least +133 or worse on the moneyline.The moneyline set for this matchup implies the Nationals have a 42.9% chance of coming away with a victory in the contest.Washington and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 23 of its 51 opportunities.The Nationals are 28-23-0 against the spread in their 51 games that had a posted line this season.
Mike Soroka (Nationals probable starter)
Soroka (1-2) gets the starting nod for the Nationals in his fifth start of the season. He has a 5.95 ERA in 19 2/3 innings pitched, with 23 strikeouts.The righty’s most recent time out was on Sunday against the Baltimore Orioles, when he threw 5 2/3 innings, surrendering three earned runs while giving up seven hits.The 27-year-old has an ERA of 5.95, with 10.5 strikeouts per nine innings in four games this season. Opposing batters have a .266 batting average against him.Soroka has pitched five or more innings in a game three times this season entering this matchup.He will take the mound against a Giants offense that ranks 23rd in the league with 401 total hits (on a .234 batting average). The squad also slugs a collective .380 (22nd in the league) with 53 total home runs (17th in MLB play).
Nationals batting stats
The Nationals rank 18th in baseball with 52 total home runs.This season, Washington’s .389 slugging percentage is 15th in baseball.The Nationals have the 18th-ranked batting average in the majors (.242).The offense for Washington is the No. 15 offense in MLB, scoring 4.3 runs per game (223 total runs).The Nationals are 19th in the majors with an on-base percentage of .311.
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