Washington Nationals Welcome San Francisco Giants for Home Series

Washington Nationals Welcome San Francisco Giants for Home Series

The Washington Nationals return from a week-long away trip to take on the San Francisco Giants for a weekend homestand.

The Nats can consider their week away successful, after a three-game sweep of the Brewers and a four-game split with the Pirates. But playing at home has been a struggle for the Nats so far in this abbreviated season.

The Giants currently sit in last place of a crowded NL West, while the Nationals have slowly and quietly made a jump to third place of the NL East, overtaking usual contenders in the Mets and Phillies.

Washington’s Zack Littell will take the bump first on Friday night against San Francisco's Logan Webb. Littell’s 4.20 ERA leads Webb’s 5.25, but Webb has been a Cy Young candidate for the past few seasons. Littell spent two seasons in San Francisco in 2021 and 2022, where he recorded two of his most successful major league years.

On Saturday, Washington will hand the ball to their ace Cade Cavalli, who will throw against the Giant’s Adrian Houser. Sunday will close the series with Miles Mikolas for the Nationals and for the Giants. This will be an important start for Mikolas, who has found himself on a bit of a chopping block after some abysmal outings with Washington. The Nationals farm has some young guns on the farm eager to take the mound, making Mikolas’ role at stake.