San Francisco Giants at Washington Nationals 6/13/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Francisco Giants conclude a four-game series on the road Sunday against the Washington Nationals. The first game of the series was postponed on Thursday and San Francisco won the second 1-0 on Friday. Buster Posey hit a home run for the only score of the game for either team and the Giants maintained their 1 ½-game lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers at the top of the National League West.

Brandon Crawford is batting .261 to lead San Francisco and the shortstop has team highs in home runs with 14, RBIs with 41 and on-base percentage at .351. Catcher Buster Posey is leading San Francisco in hits with 52. On Sunday, San Francisco will send Johnny Cueto to the mound. The right-hander is 4-2 with an ERA of 3.70, 40 Ks and 8 BBs.

Washington dropped to 25-34 with its 1-0 loss to San Francisco on Friday. The Nationals also lost starting pitcher Max Scherzer who left Friday's game after only 12 pictures due to inflammation in the groin. The Nationals have lost four of the last five and are last in the National League East eight games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Trea Turner is batting .304 to lead Washington and the shortstop his team highs in home runs with 10, RBIs with 30 and hits with 73. Left fielder Juan Soto is the leader in on-base percentage at .406. Washington has hit 58 home runs in its first 59 games. On Sunday, Washington will send Jon Lester to the mound. The southpaw is 0-2 with an ERA of 4.19, 27 Ks and 16 BBs.