Atlanta at Washington

Washington is a big park, great for pitchers. That's good for new Atlanta starter Bud Norris (0-1, 3.86 ERA), who threw 59 of his 98 pitches for strikes in his first start, walking two and striking out four. But that's bad news for the dismal Atlanta offense, #26 in runs scored and #28 in slugging. The Braves are 6-2-2 UNDER the total against a right-handed starter and face one of the best in Nationals ace Max Scherzer (2.57 ERA). He beat these Braves in his first start, 4-3, allowing three hits and fanning seven. In his last 15 innings against Atlanta, Scherzer has allowed eight hits, two walks, with 16 strikeouts. The Nationals don't have their offense clicking yet, #27 in runs scored and #20 in slugging. Washington is on a 9-1-1 run UNDER the total, plus 8-1-1 UNDER against the NL East. Play this one UNDER the total.