The Braves will try to make it 13 wins in a row on Tuesday night after winning a rain-soaked series opener by a 9-5 score in Washington, thanks to, you guessed it... more homers! Here are some things to be aware of.
Not Gray, but Tetreault’s Debut
Josiah Gray was Washington’s scheduled starter on Monday night, but ended up being scratched after the storm cell delayed the game for 90 minutes. While it conceptually might have made sense for the Nationals to simply push Gray’s start to the following game, instead they are sticking with their pre-game plans and giving 26-year-old Jackson Tetreault his major league debut on Tuesday night; Tetreault was initially slotted in after the team revealed that Stephen Strasburg was heading back to the Injured List before Monday’s game.