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Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Atlanta Braves (97-58) into a matchup with the Washington Nationals (53-101) following his two-home run showing in an 8-2 win over the Nationals. The Braves are moneyline favorites (-222) in this game against the underdog Nationals (+184), which begins at 7:05 PM ET on Wednesday. Atlanta’s Jake Odorizzi starts against Washington’s Josiah Gray.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Nationals
- Game Day: Wednesday, September 28, 2022
- Game Time: 7:05 PM ET
- Location: Washington D.C.
- Stadium: Nationals Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Braves | -222 | 8.5 |
Braves Stats & Trends
Braves Batting
- The Braves are second-best in MLB play with 233 total home runs.
- The Braves’ .253 batting average is seventh-best in the majors.
- The Braves rank eighth in baseball with a .318 on-base percentage.
- The Braves’ 9.2 strikeouts per game are the third-most in the league.
- The Braves average 1.5 homers per game when playing away from home this season (115 total in road contests).
- The Braves are slugging .438 with 3.5 extra-base hits per game away from home.
- The club is batting .251 with 681 hits (8.8 per game) on the road this season.
Braves Key Batters
- Austin Riley leads Atlanta with 164 hits, batting .276 this season with 77 extra-base hits.
- Riley ranks 33rd in batting average, 33rd in on-base percentage, and seventh in slugging among all qualifying hitters in baseball.
- Matt Olson is batting .234 with 43 doubles, 29 home runs and 72 walks.
- Olson ranks 112th in batting average, 80th in on-base percentage and 48th in slugging among qualifying hitters.
- Olson has picked up at least one hit in three games in a row. In his last five games he is hitting .200 with a double, a home run, two walks and four RBI.
- Dansby Swanson leads Atlanta in slugging percentage (.439) powered by 54 extra-base hits.
- Michael Harris II is batting .306 with a .346 OBP and 64 RBI for Atlanta this season.
- Harris II takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .333 with a double, a triple, a home run, two walks and five RBI.
Nationals Stats & Trends
Nationals Batting
- The Nationals’ 131 home runs rank 26th in MLB this season.
- The Nationals rank 11th in MLB with a .249 team batting average.
- The Nationals have the 18th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.312).
- The Nationals rank third in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
- They’ve hit 73 homers, an average of 1 per game, in 76 home contests this season.
- They have a team slugging percentage of .380 in home games this season with 197 extra-base hits.
- In home games this season, they’re batting .239 with 7.9 base hits per contest.
Nationals Key Batters
- Lane Thomas has 117 hits, a team-high for the Nationals.
- Including all the qualified players in MLB, Thomas’ batting average is 85th, his on-base percentage is 115th, and he is 74th in slugging.
- Thomas takes a three-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is batting .238 with a double, a home run and an RBI.
- Cesar Hernandez is slugging .315 to pace his team.
- Hernandez is 92nd in batting average, 105th in on-base percentage and 133rd in slugging percentage in the majors.
- Luke Voit has a team-best .317 on-base percentage.
- Nelson Cruz is batting .234 with 16 doubles, 10 home runs and 49 walks.
Braves vs. Nationals Probable Pitchers
| Odorizzi | Gray | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GS | 27 |
| 5-6 | W-L | 7-10 |
| 4.61 | ERA | 5.17 |
| 97.2 | IP | 142.2 |
| 31 | BB | 64 |
| 79 | SO | 152 |
