The Giants are finally playing some good ball, winning five of their last seven, but tonight they run into some trouble facing veteran Jeremy Hellickson, who comes off an outstanding spring. He made his first start seven days ago and pitched six shutout innings against the Phillies in a 15-1 win. Despite the Giants' recent wins, they're still only batting .204 as a team. Nationals get the win.

The Giants got the better of Stephen Strasburg and the Nationals Tuesday night, but my projections show a reversal of fortunes for Wednesday with Jeremy Hellickson starting for Washington. The Nats are only 7-8 on the season, but they're 4-0 in the second game of series. San Francisco still has one of the bottom offenses in MLB. Washington wins a hefty 71 percent of my simulations, making it a huge play for tonight.