On Saturday afternoon, Game 3 of their series between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals will take place at Nationals Park.
The Atlanta Braves have won three of their last four games and have a season record of 55-37. The first two games of this series were won by Atlanta, 5-4 and 8-4, respectively. This season, the Atlanta pitching staff’s stats include a 3.58 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, and a.231 opponents’ batting average. The Braves’ offence has generated 437 runs while batting.249 and securing.314 of bases. For the Braves this year, Austin Riley has a batting average of.282 with 26 home runs and 60 RBI. Max Fried, who has a 9-3 record, a 2.56 ERA, and a 1.07 WHIP in 112.1 innings pitched this year, is anticipated to start for Atlanta.
The Washington Nationals have dropped eight straight games and are 30-62 this season. Washington dropped both of their games versus Seattle prior to dropping the first two games of this series. The Washington pitching staff has an opponent batting average of.268 and a 5.15 ERA, 1.47 WHIP, and 1.47 WHIP. The Nationals offence has produced 354 runs this season while batting at a.249 average and.318 on-base percentage. For the Nationals this year, Josh Bell is hitting.305 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI. Paolo Espino, who has tossed 52.2 innings this season and has a record of 0-2 with a 3.42 ERA and 1.23 WHIP, is anticipated to start for Washington.
In their previous 19 away games, Atlanta is 15-4, and in their last 14 game threes of a series, they are 10-4. Within Atlanta’s last 14 games, the under is 11-3. In their past 52 series game threes, Washington is 15-37; in their last 79 games against the NL East, they are 16-63. In Washington’s last 4 Saturday games, the under was perfect. In their last 53 meetings, Atlanta has a 38-15 record.
Max Fried will be facing Washington, who is coming off an eight-game losing run. In his last five outings with the Braves, Fried has given up a total of six runs. Paolo Espino has made three starts for Washington and has given up 10 runs in those games.
Free Pick: Washington Nationals
