Atlanta Braves (97-55, first within the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (68-85, fifth within the NL East)
Washington; Thursday, 7:05 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Max Fried (7-1, 2.64 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 73 strikeouts); Nationals: Jake Irvin (3-6, 4.41 ERA, 1.37 WHIP, 98 strikeouts)
FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK MLB LINE: Braves -265, Nationals +215; over/below is 9 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals host the Atlanta Braves on Thursday to start a four-game collection.
Washington has a 68-85 file total and a 33-44 file at residence. The Nationals are 25-14 in video games once they hit at the very least two residence runs.
Atlanta is 49-28 on the street and 97-55 total. The Braves have gone 77-18 in video games once they scored at the very least 5 runs.
The groups match up Thursday for the seventh time this season. The Braves are up 4-2 within the season collection.
TOP PERFORMERS: Lane Thomas has 34 doubles, three triples and 26 residence runs for the Nationals. Dominic Smith is 8-for-36 with two doubles, 4 residence runs and 6 RBI over the previous 10 video games.
Ronald Acuna Jr. has 33 doubles, three triples and 39 residence runs for the Braves. Ozzie Albies is 14-for-44 with 5 doubles and two residence runs over the previous 10 video games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 4-6, .216 batting common, 4.34 ERA, outscored by two runs
Braves: 4-6, .258 batting common, 7.38 ERA, outscored by 20 runs
INJURIES: Nationals: Travis Blankenhorn: 10-Day IL (foot), MacKenzie Gore: 15-Day IL (finger), Riley Adams: 10-Day IL (wrist), Carl Edwards Jr.: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Stone Garrett: 60-Day IL (leg), Victor Robles: 60-Day IL (again), Cade Cavalli: 60-Day IL (elbow), Stephen Strasburg: 60-Day IL (ribs/shoulder), Tanner Rainey: 60-Day IL (elbow), Victor Arano: 60-Day IL (shoulder)
Braves: Dylan Lee: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Daysbel Hernandez: 60-Day IL (forearm), Mike Soroka: 60-Day IL (forearm), Collin McHugh: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Yonny Chirinos: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sam Hilliard: 60-Day IL (heel), Kolby Allard: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Nick Anderson: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Ehire Adrianza: 60-Day IL (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60-Day IL (elbow), Tyler Matzek: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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