Fresh off of a series win over the St. Louis Cardinals, the Atlanta Braves will continue their homestand Friday night when they begin a three-game sweep against the Washington Nationals. Atlanta was unable to complete the sweep against the Cardinals Thursday night falling 3-2 in 11 innings. They will enter play Friday with a 49-35 record and are 3.5 games back of the New York Mets in the NL East standings. The Nationals come into the series struggling at 30-55 and have dropped seven of ten and are in last place in the division.
Charlie Morton, Braves look to start a new streak against the Nationals
