The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves face off on Saturday in an MLB showdown at Truist Park. On Friday the Nationals secured the 10-6 victory.
Nationals Offense Looks to Stay Hot
The Nationals really looked impressive on Friday with the bats and that led to the 10-6 victory. Carter Keibom had a strong game one home run and three RBIs. The Nationals are averaging 4.29 runs while their pitching is giving up 5.19 runs per game. The offense is ranked 21st while the pitching is ranked 26th. On the mound for the Nationals will be Joan Adon who sits with a 2-4 record and an ERA of 6.42.
Braves Gearing Up for Playoffs
The Braves are gearing up for the playoffs and these games don’t mean a whole lot for them right now. The pitching on Friday really let them down, and that’s something that needs to be cleaned up here if they want to secure the win. The Braves are averaging 5.83 runs while their pitching is giving up 4.39 runs per game. The offense is ranked 1st in the league. On the mound for the Braves will be Spencer Strider who sits with a 10-5 record and an ERA of 3.81.
Shane’s Free Pick
The pitching for the Braves wasn’t good on Friday night, but it’s going to be much different in this game. Strider has been really good this season and he’s going to lockdown in this game. The Nationals bats are going to struggle to get any type of offense going here and this is going to be an easy victory for the Braves. Back the Braves -1.5 to cash here.