Nationals bring 1-0 series advantage over Braves into game 2

Sep 2, 2027, 04:03 pm

Atlanta Braves (82-57, first in the NL East) vs. Washington Nationals (67-74, fourth in the NL East)

Washington; Wednesday, 1:05 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Grant Holmes (9-5, 3.71 ERA, 1.34 WHIP, 103 strikeouts); Nationals: Brad Lord (5-2, 3.75 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 64 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -161, Nationals +131; over/under is 9 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Washington Nationals face the Atlanta Braves, leading the series 1-0.

Washington has a 33-39 record at home and a 67-74 record overall. The Nationals have gone 29-16 in games when they did not allow a home run.

Atlanta is 34-33 in road games and 82-57 overall. Braves hitters are batting a collective .248, the 10th-best team batting average in MLB play.

The teams match up Wednesday for the 13th time this season. The Braves lead the season series 8-4.

TOP PERFORMERS: C.J. Abrams leads the Nationals with a .269 batting average, and has 26 doubles, three triples, 29 home runs, 50 walks and 94 RBI. Daylen Lile is 15 for 34 with five home runs and 14 RBI over the last 10 games.

Michael Harris II has a .296 batting average to lead the Braves, and has 32 doubles, a triple and 24 home runs. Drake Baldwin is 15 for 40 with a home run and six RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Nationals: 6-4, .263 batting average, 4.60 ERA, outscored opponents by nine runs

Braves: 7-3, .276 batting average, 3.34 ERA, outscored by two runs

INJURIES: Nationals: Drew Millas: 60-Day IL (finger), James Wood: 10-Day IL (oblique), Richard Lovelady: 60-Day IL (tricep), DJ Herz: 60-Day IL (elbow), Cade Cavalli: day-to-day (leg), Josiah Gray: 60-Day IL (elbow), Connelly Early: 60-Day IL (elbow), PJ Poulin: 60-Day IL (flexor), Mitchell Parker: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60-Day IL (forearm)

Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Reynaldo Lopez: 15-Day IL (knee), Robert Suarez: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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