Washington Nationals (27-34) vs Atlanta Braves (34-25)
Saturday, June 08, 2024 at 4:05 pm
This is a play on the ATLANTA BRAVES RL as part of our MLB Afternoon Triple Play. Atlanta lost Game Two of this series on Friday as the inconsistent play continues. Since late April and after a 10-1 run, he Braves are 17-20 over their last 37 games and are eight games behind the Phillies in the National League East. This is a manageable number but we are taking the value in the runline at solid plus money. Washington snapped a four-game skid with the 2-1 victory as a big underdog against Chris Sale. The National are just 11-17 at home and have averaged just 2.0 rpg over their last four home games. Mackenzie Gore takes the hill for Washington and after opening the season by allowing three runs or less in his first 11 starts, he was roughed up by the Mets, allowing six runs over 4.1 innings. Atlanta is 13-7 against left-handed starters this season, winning 12 of those games by more than one run. The most recent loss ironically came against Washington and Gore but they had Spencer Schwellenbach on the hill who has been far from decent. Charlie Morton bounced back from his worst start by shutting out Oakland over six innings. In his other previously bad start, he followed that up with four quality outings, allowing just five runs total and another similar run is expected from the veteran. 10* (903) Atlanta Braves -1.5 Runs
Matt’s Pick Atlanta Braves: -1.5 +124
AUTHOR: Matt Fargo
