Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves 8/18/2020 Picks Predictions

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The Atlanta Braves will skirmish with the Washington Nationals at Truist Park in Cumberland, Georgia on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 7:10 P.M, ET. This will be game 2 between both National League teams, after the Braves drew 1st blood with a 7-6 victory against the Nationals. The Braves are now getting things together winning 3 straight games after losing 4 straight prior. The Braves are currently in 4th place in the National League with a 14-10 record, and are 1st in the NL East Division.

The Braves split their last 8 games, scoring 13 runs in their last 3. The Braves outhit the Nationals in 13-9 in the 1st game, and trailed 5-3 after 8 innings. The Braves erupted with 4 runs in the 9th with 2 run homers from Dansby Swanson, and Adam Duvall. Will Smith got the win with 1 earned run in 1.1 innings to improve to 2-0 this season. Dansby Swanson leads the Braves with 28 hits, and 16 RBIs on a .298 batting average, and Marcell Ozuna leads the team with 5 bombs this season. The Braves are now 14th in the league with a .243 batting average, and are 7th with 119 total runs made. Josh Tomlin will start for the Braves in game 2. Tomlin is 1-0 with a 1.59 earned run average and 16 strikeouts this season.

Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves Predictions 8/18/2020

The Nationals need to win some games as they are sitting on a .400 win average this season. They won only 2 of their last 6 games, and made 15 runs in their last 3 games. 4 players from the Nationals made home runs in the game, with Luis Garcia getting the 2 run homer, while Asdrubal Cabrera, Juan Soto, and Evan Thames all got solo home runs. Daniel Hudson got the loss for the Nationals allowing 4 earned runs in 0.2 innings pitched. Asdrubal Cabrera is their best player for the season with 19 hits and 15 RBIs, while Juan Soto has a team high of 7 home runs. The Nationals are hitting the ball well this season at .256 average which is 6th in the league, while getting 91 runs which is in 22nd place. The team is allowing 4.57 runs per game which is 19th in the league. The Nationals are now 13th in the National League with a record of 8-12, and are 4th in the NL East Division. Austin Voth will be on the mound for the Nationals in the 2nd game. Voth is 0-2 with a 3.21 ERA while striking out 9 batters this season.

Washington Nationals vs Atlanta Braves. MLB’s pick for the 2nd game will go to the Atlanta Braves -125. Voth is pitching well this season, but his team is not making enough runs despite their decent performance in batting. Tomlin is doing great this season and he will have success against the Nationals in this series. The Braves are giving the Nationals a difficult time winning 8 of their last matchups, and are successful when having the home court advantage with a 5-1 record in their last 6 in Truist Park against Washington. Atlanta will win this bat-out to a predicted score of 7-6.

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