Nationals vs Braves Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown at Truist Park as the Washington Nationals, trying to claw their way up from the depths, take on the high-flying Atlanta Braves under a perfect sunny sky tonight at 07:20 PM EST! The Nationals are looking to build on their recent victory and inch closer in the National League standings, while the Braves aim to tighten their grip on the conference, fresh off a nail-biter win. With the stakes as high as the humidity and the betting lines buzzing with anticipation, fans are in for a treat. Who will dominate the diamond today? Will the Nationals’ efforts be enough to capture a win, or will the Braves chop down another competitor in their path to glory? Tune in as the bases are loaded with excitement and the game is set to be anything but ‘National’ average!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: August 23, 2024 07:20PM EST

Location: Truist Park, Atlanta

Weather: Sunny with winds from the E at 11.9 mph. Temperature is at 80.1° with 42% humidity.

Vegas Odds

	WAS ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+215	-265	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Recent	+215	-265	7.5	1.5/-1.5
Difference	0	0	0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

123W-179L

31.7% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

180W-119L

68.3% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Runs	O/U	O/U DIFF
05/27/24	Washington Nationals WAS	8	Over	+4.5
05/27/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	4	Over	+4.5
05/28/24	Washington Nationals WAS	0	Under	-5.5
05/28/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	2	Under	-5.5
05/29/24	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+1.5
05/29/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	2	Over	+1.5
05/30/24	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-3.5
05/30/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	1	Under	-3.5
06/06/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Under	-0.5
06/06/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-0.5
06/07/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	1	Under	-4.5
06/07/24	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-4.5
06/08/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	3	Over	+2.5
06/08/24	Washington Nationals WAS	7	Over	+2.5
06/09/24	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+5.5
06/09/24	Washington Nationals WAS	8	Over	+5.5
03/30/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	7	Over	+1.5
03/30/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Over	+1.5
10/01/23	Washington Nationals WAS	10	Over	+11.5
10/01/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	9	Over	+11.5
04/01/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	7	Over	+0.5
04/01/23	Washington Nationals WAS	1	Over	+0.5
04/02/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	1	Under	-2.5
04/02/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Under	-2.5
06/09/23	Washington Nationals WAS	2	Under	-2.5
06/09/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	3	Under	-2.5
06/10/23	Washington Nationals WAS	4	Over	+2.5
06/10/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	6	Over	+2.5
06/11/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+0.5
06/11/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	2	Over	+0.5
09/21/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	10	Over	+5.5
09/21/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+5.5
09/22/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	9	Over	+7.5
09/22/23	Washington Nationals WAS	6	Over	+7.5
09/24/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	8	Over	+5.5
09/24/23	Washington Nationals WAS	5	Over	+5.5
09/24/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	2	Under	-2.5
09/24/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Under	-2.5
09/29/23	Washington Nationals WAS	10	Over	+8.5
09/29/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	6	Over	+8.5
09/30/23	Washington Nationals WAS	3	Over	+0.5
09/30/23	Atlanta Braves ATL	5	Over	+0.5

Nationals Vs Over/Under

Braves Vs Over/Under

MacKenzie Gore

ERA 4.87 | IP 125.7 | 7.0W-11.0L | KO 136.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-17-24	@PHI	1-5L	5.7	9	5	6	Under
08-11-24	vsLAA	6-4L	4.0	5	5	2	Over
08-06-24	vsSF	5-11W	5.0	8	5	6	Over
07-31-24	@ARI	4-5L	5.3	8	3	1	Over
07-26-24	@STL	10-8W	5.0	9	6	3	Over
07-20-24	vsCIN	4-5W	2.0	2	3	2	Over
07-11-24	@NYM	0-7L	4.7	3	4	4	Under
07-06-24	vsSTL	6-14W	3.3	6	5	5	Over
07-01-24	vsNYM	9-7L	5.7	5	1	8	Over
06-25-24	@SD	7-9L	5.0	5	5	1	Over

Chris Sale

ERA 2.654 | IP 135.7 | 13.0W-3.0L | KO 183.0

Date	Matchup	Result	IP	Hits	Runs	KO	Over
08-17-24	@LAA	11-3W	6.0	6	2	10	Over
08-12-24	@SF	1-0W	7.0	3	0	12	Under
08-07-24	vsMIL	8-5L	4.7	9	3	10	Over
07-31-24	@MIL	6-2W	5.7	6	2	6	Over
07-25-24	@NYM	2-3L	7.3	2	2	9	Under
07-09-24	@ARI	6-2W	5.3	5	2	9	Over
07-03-24	vsSF	1-3W	6.0	3	1	9	Under
06-27-24	@CWS	0-1L	7.0	4	1	11	Under
06-21-24	@NYY	8-1W	5.0	1	1	8	Over
06-14-24	vsTB	3-7W	7.0	5	2	7	Over

Nationals Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/24	@ COL	8-3W	11	1	Over
08/23	@ COL	6-1W	12	1	Under
08/22	@ COL	1-3L	5	1	Under
08/20	vs PHI	6-4W	11	3	Over
08/19	vs PHI	1-5L	2	1	Under
08/18	vs PHI	2-3L	11	0	Under
08/17	vs PHI	3-13L	8	2	Over
08/16	vs BAL	1-4L	5	0	Under
08/15	vs BAL	9-3W	14	0	Over
08/13	@ LAA	4-6L	9	1	Over
08/12	@ LAA	5-4W	9	1	Over
08/11	@ LAA	3-2W	7	0	Under
08/10	@ SF	5-9L	7	1	Over
08/09	@ SF	4-7L	8	1	Over
08/08	@ SF	11-5W	15	3	Over

Braves Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Hits	HR	O/U
08/24	@ PHI	3-2W	10	1	Under
08/23	@ PHI	2-3L	9	1	Under
08/22	@ PHI	3-1W	7	1	Under
08/20	vs LAA	3-1W	8	1	Under
08/19	vs LAA	11-3W	12	3	Over
08/18	vs LAA	2-3L	8	0	Under
08/17	vs SF	0-6L	4	0	Under
08/16	vs SF	13-2W	11	4	Over
08/15	vs SF	4-3W	10	2	Under
08/14	vs SF	1-0W	4	0	Under
08/13	vs COL	8-9L	13	4	Over
08/12	vs COL	11-8W	11	4	Over
08/11	vs COL	5-6L	12	3	Over
08/10	@ MIL	7-16L	10	2	Over
08/09	@ MIL	5-8L	10	2	Over

Team’s Batting Order

Washington Nationals	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Alex Call	6.8	8.8	0.347	0.531	0.490	1.020	0.403	0.031
#2 CJ Abrams	6.0	7.9	0.246	0.441	0.359	0.799	0.326	0.039
#3 Andres Chaparro	5.6	7.2	0.276	0.414	0.379	0.793	0.324	0.000
#4 James Wood	6.2	8.2	0.290	0.463	0.438	0.901	0.358	0.031
#5 Juan Yepez	5.8	7.6	0.270	0.432	0.351	0.784	0.322	0.027
#6 Luis Garcia Jr.	5.5	7.0	0.296	0.465	0.350	0.814	0.335	0.037
#7 Riley Adams	5.2	6.6	0.224	0.336	0.328	0.664	0.275	0.017
#8 Ildemaro Vargas	4.8	6.1	0.250	0.329	0.333	0.662	0.275	0.004
#9 Jacob Young	4.5	5.7	0.249	0.320	0.339	0.659	0.274	0.005

Atlanta Braves	DK	FD	AVG	SLG	OBP	OPS	wOBA	HR/Rate
#1 Jorge Soler	9.6	12.8	0.245	0.441	0.397	0.838	0.336	0.042
#2 Whit Merrifield	8.1	10.4	0.212	0.320	0.347	0.667	0.274	0.018
#3 Marcell Ozuna	9.8	13.0	0.309	0.594	0.429	1.023	0.407	0.078
#4 Matt Olson	9.0	11.9	0.228	0.422	0.355	0.776	0.316	0.045
#5 Ramon Laureano	8.3	10.8	0.227	0.401	0.326	0.727	0.301	0.041
#6 Adam Duvall	8.4	11.0	0.185	0.332	0.267	0.599	0.251	0.038
#7 Orlando Arcia	6.8	8.7	0.224	0.353	0.296	0.649	0.270	0.028
#8 Sean Murphy	7.8	10.0	0.224	0.379	0.339	0.718	0.294	0.040
#9 Gio Urshela	5.5	7.1	0.248	0.339	0.316	0.655	0.272	0.016

Nationals Notable Injuries

Derek Law OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/18/24. Impact: 1.6

Braves Notable Injuries

Austin Riley OUT (3B): Avg: 0.257 SLG:0.464 Last game: 08/20/24. Impact: 2.8
A.J. Minter OUT (RP): Avg: nan SLG:nan Last game: 08/13/24. Impact: 1.2