The Atlanta Braves will hit the road to close out the first half of the season with a four-game series against the Washington Nationals. Atlanta is coming off of a 7-3 homestand and is 53-27 on the season, just 2.5 games behind the New York Mets in the NL East standings. After ending May with a 23-27 record, Atlanta has gone 30-10 across June and July and has surged back into the playoff picture, though their immediate hopes of clambering atop the division were dashed when they lost two of three to the Mets.
Atlanta is 7-2 in nine games against the last-place Nationals this season.