The Washington Nationals have not seen the Braves in a while. The last time they played was back in May, when the Nats were looking like a decent little team under the stewardship of Dave Martinez and the Braves still had playoff aspirations. Both teams’ seasons have gone off the rails in the last few months.
Despite a golden sombrero yesterday, CJ Abrams will remain in the leadoff spot. There are not too many big changes in this lineup. The most notable thing is the fact that Brady House is on the bench
and Paul DeJong is playing third base. It has been a tough season for Mitchell Parker, but he has been a little bit better in his last couple starts. Hopefully that can continue.
The Braves have become bottom dwellers this season, something we are not used to. However, players like Ronald Acuna Jr., Matt Olson, Ozzie Albies and Marcell Ozuna are still in this lineup. They also picked up Ha-Seong Kim off of waivers. Spencer Strider will be pitching, but he has not been the same Spencer Strider that dominated the league in his first couple of seasons after multiple injuries.
Game Info:
Stadium: Nationals Park
Time: 6:45 PM EST
TV: MASN
Radio: 106.7 The Fan and DC 87.7
The Nats have been red hot in September and only need one more win to avoid a 100 loss season. At points this year, that looked to be on the table. With 7 games against the Braves coming up, there is also an outside chance that the Nats can jump out of the basement of the NL East. Follow along down below and let’s go Nats!
