Washington at Atlanta

The Washington Nationals' pitching has made them prone to losing streaks. Washington has dropped seven straight games and they are now even in the loss column for last in the NL East. Washington pitching has given up 234 runs on the season, which is the third worst in MLB. Things have gotten worse. The Nationals have allowed seven runs per game over their last eight contests. The Braves have won the first two games of this four-game series, and have to be thinking sweep now. The Braves have won seven of their last 10 games overall, and the pitching has sizzled. The Atlanta pitching staff has not allowed more than four runs in any of their last 10 games. Make the play on Atlanta.