Washington Nationals (58-70, fourth in the NL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (68-59, second in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:20 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Nationals: MacKenzie Gore (7-11, 4.66 ERA, 1.58 WHIP, 136 strikeouts); Braves: Chris Sale (14-3, 2.62 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 187 strikeouts)
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Braves -273, Nationals +222; over/under is 7 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves start a three-game series at home against the Washington Nationals on Friday.
Atlanta is 68-59 overall and 34-27 at home. The Braves have hit 166 total home runs to rank second in the NL.