5. GIO vs ATL: Gio Gonzalez entered tonight's matchup with the Atlanta Braves winless in his last four starts at (0-3), with an 8.35 ERA and a .333/.384/.507 line against in 18 u2153 innings pitched over that stretch, which followed a streak of eight starts without a loss, over which the 29-year-old left-hander was (5-0) with Washington 5-3 in his outings, in which he posted a 1.48 ERA and a .245/.296/.326 line against in 48 u2154 IP.
Tonight in the nation's capital, Gonzalez was facing the Nationals' NL East rivals from Atlanta for the second time this season after beating them on May 8th, giving up five hits, a walk and two earned runs in seven innings of work in a 9-2 win.