The Atlanta Braves and Washington Nationals play a rubber match on Sunday at 4:10 p.m. ET, with the series deadlocked at 1-1. Martin Perez (2-2, 2.85 ERA) will start for the Braves, who are 36-17 this season and first in the NL East. Foster Griffin (5-2, 4.02 ERA) is the expected starter for the Nationals, who are 26-27 and third in the NL East.
How to watch Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves
Nationals vs. Braves odds
Injury reports
Braves
Sean Murphy: 10 Day IL (Finger), Drake Baldwin: 10 Day IL (Oblique), Kyle Farmer: 10 Day IL (Forearm), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Danny Young: 60 Day IL (Elbow), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Joey Wentz: 60 Day IL (Knee), Joe Jimenez: 60 Day IL (Knee)
Nationals
Cole Henry: 15 Day IL (Shoulder), Max Kranick: 15 Day IL (Elbow), Josiah Gray: 60 Day IL (Elbow), DJ Herz: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ken Waldichuk: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Trevor Williams: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Jake Irvin: day-to-day (Undisclosed)
Stats to know
- Atlanta’s Matt Olson is slashing .263/.343/.546 this season with 14 home runs (8th in MLB), 42 RBIs (4th in MLB) and an OPS of .890 (19th in MLB). He has a 23.6% strikeout rate and an 11.2% walk rate in 233 plate appearances, and he has scored 37 total runs.
- In 228 plate appearances, Ozzie Albies has hit eight long balls, tallied 27 RBIs and scored 34 runs. He is batting .265/.325/.422 and has posted a 12.3% strikeout rate and a 7.5% walk rate.
- Washington’s C.J. Abrams is slashing .293/.384/.545 this season with 11 home runs, 45 RBIs (1st in MLB) and an OPS of .928 (10th in MLB). He has a 19.6% strikeout rate and a 10.3% walk rate in 224 plate appearances, and he has scored 33 total runs. Abrams has recorded seven steals on 11 attempts.
- In 250 plate appearances, James Wood has posted a 30% strikeout rate and a 17.2% walk rate while slashing .256/.396/.517 with 13 home runs (9th in MLB), 34 RBIs (13th in MLB) and 44 runs scored. He has stolen seven bases on eight attempts.
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