September 11 - The visiting Atlanta Braves will try to complete a much-needed two-game sweep of the Washington Nationals on Wednesday.
Atlanta (79-66) routed Washington 12-0 on Tuesday night while the New York Mets lost to the Toronto Blue Jays, leaving the teams tied for the third and final National League wild-card spot. The Braves host the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers for four games beginning on Friday.
Atlanta left-hander Max Fried (9-8, 3.35 ERA) will oppose Washington right-hander Jake Irvin (9-12, 4.28) on Wednesday.
Fried has given up three runs or fewer in each of his past five starts.