Washington at Atlanta

Any time Stephen Strasburg steps to the mound for the Nationals, the line becomes inflated because he has been good. At the same time, he's often over-priced because of the ink he gets. The Braves wil certainly welcome the fact that they are back in Atlanta where they have been tough to beat, after a disappointing 10-game road trip where they went 3-7. The Nats are treading water around the .500 mark, and unlike last year expectations are high. Strasburg has pitched respectfully well, but is just 1-4 on the season as the Nats' bats have been quiet. Washington was out-scored by Atlanta in their first series of the season 18-5, and they are now 0-5 with Strasburg when he pitched a quality start in his last outing. Play on Atlanta.