Washington Nationals (53-101) vs Atlanta Braves (97-58)
Game Info: Wednesday, September 28, 2022 at 7:05 pm (Nationals Park)
Josiah Gray (7-10) (5.17) vs Jake Odorizzi (5-6) (4.61)
Betting Odds: Washington Nationals +185 / Atlanta Braves -225 --- Over/Under: 8.5 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Atlanta Braves will play the Washington Nationals in Game 3 of their series at Nationals Park on Wednesday night.
The Atlanta Braves are 97-58 this season and have won four games in a row. Atlanta has won the first two games of this series by scores of 8-0 and 8-2. The Atlanta pitching staff has a 3.44 ERA, a 1.19 WHIP, and a .225 opponent batting average this season. The Braves offense has scored 762 runs with a .253 batting average and a .318 on base percentage. Austin Riley is batting .276 with 37 home runs and 92 RBI’s for the Braves this season. The projected starter for Atlanta is Jake Odorizzi, who is 5-6 with a 4.61 ERA and a 1.33 WHIP over 97.2 innings pitched this season.
The Washington Nationals are 53-101 this season and have lost seven of their last nine games. Prior to losing the first two games of this series, Washington lost two out of three games against the Marlins. The Washington pitching staff has a 4.97 ERA, a 1.43 WHIP, and a .265 opponent batting average. The Nationals offense has scored 579 runs with a .249 batting average and a .312 on base percentage this year. Lane Thomas is batting .248 with 17 home runs and 52 RBI’s for the Nationals this season. The projected starter for Washington is Josiah Gray, who is 7-10 with a 5.17 ERA and a 1.39 WHIP over 142.2 innings pitched this season.
Atlanta is 18-8 in their last 26 road games and 74-31 in their last 105 games. The under is 10-5 in Atlanta’s last 15 games. Washington is 30-72 in their last 102 home games and 4-13 in their last 17 Wednesday games. The under is 6-1 in Washington’s last 7 Wednesday games. Atlanta is 41-15 in these two teams last 56 head to head meetings.
Atlanta has closed the gap to a half game behind the Mets for first place in the NL East. The Braves are taking full advantage of playing the Nationals, outscoring them 16-2 in the first two games of this series. Atlanta is starting Jake Odorizzi, who has allowed 13 runs over his last 12.1 innings pitched. The Nationals are starting Josiah Gray, who has allowed 12 runs over his last 14.1 innings pitched. I am taking the over in this game.
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David’s Pick Over 8.5
AUTHOR: David Racey
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