The Washington Nationals will play the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of their series at Truist Park on Monday night.
The Washington Nationals are 51-95 this season and have won two of their last three games. Washington is coming off of a series win against Miami, where they won two out of the three games played in the series. The Washington pitching staff has a 5.03 ERA, a 1.44 WHIP, and a .266 opponent batting average this season. The Nationals offense has scored 561 runs with a .251 batting average and a .314 on base percentage. Lane Thomas is batting .252 with 16 home runs and 50 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. The projected starter for Washington is Cory Abbott, who is 0-2 with a 4.37 ERA and a 1.31 WHIP over 35 innings pitched this season.
The Atlanta Braves are 91-55 this season and have won four of their last five games. Atlanta is coming off of a series win against Philadelphia, where they won all three games played. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.47 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .226 opponent batting average. The Braves offense has scored 721 runs with a .253 batting average and a .318 on base percentage this year. Austin Riley is batting .278 with 36 home runs and 91 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Kyle Wright, who is 18-5 with a 3.18 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP over 164 innings pitched this season.
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