At Nationals Park on Tuesday, the Washington Nationals (64-79) meet the Atlanta Braves (78-66), fellow members of the NL East, at 6:45 p.m. ET.
The Nationals play as a home underdog (+134) against the Braves (-159). The scheduled starters are Reynaldo Lopez (8-5) for the Atlanta Braves, and MacKenzie Gore (8-11) for the Washington Nationals.
The Nationals were handed a 7-3 loss to the Pirates Sunday. C.J. Abrams (1-for-4 with a home run and an RBI) led the way offensively, while Patrick Corbin took the loss on the mound after going six innings, giving up seven earned runs on 10 hits while striking out five.