Atlanta Braves vs Washington Nationals Prediction 6-9-23 MLB Picks
The Washington Nationals and Atlanta Braves meet Friday in MLB action at Truist Park. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
Washington Nationals Betting Preview
The Washington Nationals have scored 10 runs in their last 3 games and 3 or fewer runs in 6 of their last 9 games. The Nationals have lost 9 straight games when scoring 3 or fewer runs. Joey Meneses leads the Nationals with 73 hits and 30 RBI, while Lane Thomas and Dominic Smith have combined for 124 hits and 42 RBI. Josiah Gray gets the ball, and he is 4-5 with a 3.09 ERA and 55 strikeouts this season. Gray is 1-2 with a 3.33 ERA and 27 strikeouts in his career against the Braves.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves have scored 26 runs in their last 3 games and 4 or more runs in 6 of their last 7 games. The Braves have won 7 straight games when scoring 4 or more runs. Ronald Acuna Jr. leads the Braves with 83 hits and 34 RBI, while Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies have combined for 129 hits and 74 RBI. AJ Smith-Shawver gets the ball, and he is 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA and 3 strikeouts this season. This will be Shawver’s first career game against the Nationals.
Trends
The Nationals are 16-41 in their last 57 games following an off day and 0-4 in their last 4 overall. The Braves are 60-27 in their last 87 home games and 4-0 in their last 4 overall. The over is 5-2 in Nationals last 7 overall. The under is 5-2-1 in Braves last 8 overall. The Nationals are 1-5 in the last 6 meetings in Atlanta and 17-43 in the last 60 meetings.
Randy’s Pick
The Atlanta Braves should be favored at home, given they're comfortably the better team, but this is some price with AJ Smith-Shawver on the mound. I can't do it. Also, for what it's worth, Josiah Gray has been good this season with a 3.09 ERA and 55 strikeouts in 67 innings. We're getting over 1.5 times our money to fade somebody pitching in his second MLB game. I'll take a shot with the Nats.
