The Washington Nationals and the Atlanta Braves meet Wednesday in MLB action from Truist Park. Here’s an Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals prediction. This will be the final installment in a three-game series. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for the games.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Nationals played the Seattle Mariners in their weekend series. Washington managed wins in the first pair 6-1 and 3-1, but then took a 9-5 loss on Sunday. The Nats bounced back with an 8-4 win in game one versus the Braves. On Tuesday Washington took a shutout loss 2-0. Starting pitcher Jake Irvin posted 6.0 clean frames with two hits, two walks and 10 Ks.
It’ll be MacKenzie Gore in the starter role for the Nationals on Wednesday. This year Gore is 3-4 with a 3.04 ERA in 10 starts. He’s got 62 Ks in 53.1 innings. Gore is 14-18 with a 4.16 ERA in 53 games (50 starts).
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
Over on the Braves’ side, they played the Pittsburgh Pirates in their last series. Atlanta took losses 11-5 and 4-1 in the first pair of that set, but staved off the sweep with an 8-1 win in the finale. On Tuesday the Braves scored both their runs in the bottom of the seventh. Max Fried was great as starter with 8.0 innings, seven hits, one walk and six strikeouts.
As starter for the Wednesday game the Braves will send out Spencer Schwellenbach. This will be Schwellenbach’s MLB debut. He’s Atlanta’s No. 3 prospect.
Nationals vs Braves Injury Notes
Braves RF Ronald Acuna has been diagnosed with a complete tear of the ACL in his left knee. Acuna will miss the remainder of the 2024 season with his injury.
Total Runs Facts
- Each of the Braves’ last six night games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- The ‘Inning 1 UNDER 0.5 runs’ market has hit in each of the Braves’ last three night games against NL East opponents.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Marcell Ozuna has hit a home run in three of the Braves’ last four games as home favorites.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one RBI in each of the Braves’ last three night games against NL East opponents that held a losing record.
- Adam Duvall has recorded two or more total bases in each of the Braves’ last four home games against NL East opponents.
- Matt Olson has scored a run in each of the Braves’ last six games as favorites.
- Ozzie Albies has recorded at least one Single in each of his last 12 home appearances against NL East opponents.
- Marcell Ozuna has recorded at least one hit in each of the Braves’ last 14 night games.
- Travis d’Arnaud has recorded a Double in each of his last three appearances against NL opponents.
- Marcell Ozuna ranks 2nd amongst qualified players for Slugging Percentage (.613) this season.
Washington Nationals Player Prop Facts
- CJ Abrams has hit a home run in two of the Nationals’ last three games as underdogs.
- CJ Abrams has recorded a Double in three of the Nationals’ last four night games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- Eddie Rosario has scored at least one run in six of his seven previous appearances against the Braves after playing the previous day.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one Single in each of the Nationals’ last four games against NL East opponents that held a winning record.
- MacKenzie Gore has recorded seven or more strikeouts in three of his last four appearances against opponents that held a winning record.
- CJ Abrams has recorded at least one hit in each of his last 12 appearances against NL East opponents.
- Joey Meneses has recorded an RBI in four of his last five appearances against the Braves after playing the previous day.
- Joey Meneses has recorded at least one total base in each of his 10 previous appearances at Truist Park.
- Jacob Young ranks T4th in the league in Steals (16) this season.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Atlanta Braves rank 2nd in the league for runs allowed this season (193).
- The Atlanta Braves rank 3rd in the league for doubles this season (102).
- The Washington Nationals rank T1st in the league for steals this season (84).
- The Washington Nationals rank 28th in the league for hits this season (401).
Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction
I’ll try the Nationals. Gore should be able to post a good start here if he continues to pitch well. Over his last three starts combined, Gore is 1-1 with five earned runs in 19.1 total innings on 13 hits and six walks. As for Schwellenbach, it’ll be interesting to see what he can offer in his debut.
On Tuesday the Nationals had seven team hits but five of them belonged to Joey Meneses (3-for-3) and CJ Abrams (2-for-4). Otherwise there wasn’t much going on at the plate. The good news is that the pitching was excellent outside of the one bad inning. Washington shock be in it Wednesday if the bats come along for the ride.