Overview

• The three-game set is tied 1-1 as San Francisco hosts Washington for their sixth matchup of the season.
• Justin Verlander makes his 20th start after allowing one earned run over five innings in each of his last three outings.
• MacKenzie Gore seeks rebound from an eight-run performance in his previous start as he takes the mound for Washington.
• The Giants enter at 59-58 overall (29-27 at home) while the Nationals are 46-70 (24-34 on the road), with San Francisco installed as –138 favorites and an 8-run total.
• Both clubs contend with injured lists—Giants slugger Jerar Encarnacion and Nationals prospect Dylan Crews among those sidelined—even as Heliot Ramos and James Wood lead their offenses.