The Atlanta Braves (79-66) are -172 favorites for their Wednesday matchup with the Washington Nationals (64-80). Max Fried gets the ball for the Braves and will look to earn his 10th win of the campaign.
Atlanta’s Fried and Washington’s Jake Irvin have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Braves have won 56.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (66-50).
In games it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -172 or shorter, Atlanta has gone 34-19 (64.2%).
The Nationals have been underdogs in 120 games this season and won 52 (43.3%) of those contests.
Washington has entered 46 games this season as the underdog by +145 or more and is 19-27 in those contests.
The Braves have had an over/under set by bookmakers 145 times, and have combined with opponents to go over the total in 53 of those games (53-87-5).
So far this season, the Nationals and their opponents have hit the over in 70 of their 144 games with a total.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves are the 16th-highest scoring team in MLB play averaging 4.3 runs per game (622 total).
Atlanta is fourth in MLB action with 186 home runs. They average 1.3 per game.
The Braves’ .241 batting average ranks 17th in the majors.
Atlanta strikes out 9.1 times per game, the No. 23 mark in baseball.
The Braves pitching staff is first in the majors with a collective 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings.
Atlanta has a 3.49 team ERA that ranks first among all MLB pitching staffs.
Nationals Stats & Insights
The Nationals rank 23rd in the majors with 604 total runs scored this season.
Washington ranks 29th in Major League Baseball with just 120 home runs as a team.
The Nationals rank 14th in MLB with a .244 team batting average.
Washington is one of the best teams in baseball at making contact this season, ranking fifth with an average of 7.5 strikeouts per game.
The Nationals average the 23rd-most strikeouts per nine innings (8.3) in the majors this season.
Washington pitchers have a combined ERA of 4.38 ERA this year, which ranks 25th in MLB.
Braves Key Players to Watch
Fried (9-8 with a 3.35 ERA and 138 strikeouts in 147 2/3 innings pitched) looks for his 10th win when he gets the start for the Braves, his 26th of the season.
Marcell Ozuna leads Atlanta in home runs with 37, runs batted in with 98 and his batting average of .305 is also best on his team.
Matt Olson has collected 128 hits this season and has an OBP of .317. He’s slugging .440 on the year.
Jorge Soler is slashing .229/.327/.410 this season for the Braves.
Orlando Arcia has 109 hits and an OBP of .274 to go with a slugging percentage of .364 this season.
Nationals Key Players to Watch
Irvin (9-12) will take to the mound for the Nationals and make his 30th start of the season.
C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals in home runs (19) and runs batted in (64).
Luis Garcia is hitting .284 to pace his team.
Jacob Young is batting .257 with 23 doubles, a triple, three home runs and 27 walks.
Keibert Ruiz is batting .225 with 18 doubles, 13 home runs and 15 walks.
Braves and Nationals Injuries
Braves: Austin Riley: 10 Day IL (Hand), Ozzie Albies: 10 Day IL (Wrist), Reynaldo Lรยณpez: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 60 Day IL (Hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuรฑa Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee), Raymond Kerr: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Nationals: Alex Call: 10 Day IL (Leg), Joan Adon: 15 Day IL (Biceps), Mason Thompson: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Shoulder), Cade Cavalli: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
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