MLB Matchup of

Match Up: Washington Nationals VS Atlanta Braves

WASHINGTONNATIONALS (25-23)

ATLANTABRAVES (28-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
WSH	25-23	-$159	6-5	19-18	18-11	7-12	24-21-3
ATL	29-18	$887	11-5	18-13	19-9	10-9	27-19-1

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WSH	TEAM	ATL
3.42	RUNS	4.43
3.90	RUNS AGAINST	3.48
-0.48	DIFF	0.96
-$159	MONEY	$787
3.50	TEAM ERA	3.35
7.40	OFF HITS	8.15
2.83	OFF WALKS	3.57
8.10	OFF Ks	9.02
8.42	DEF HIT	8.09
2.50	DEF WALKS	2.54
6.92	DEF Ks	6.89

INJURIES

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Danny Espinosa	2B	Day-to-Day (hand)
Christian Garcia	P	15-Day Disabled List
Ryan Mattheus	P	15-Day Disabled List
Wilson Ramos	C	15-Day Disabled List
Jayson Werth	OF	15-Day Disabled List

ATLANTA BRAVES

PLAYER	POS	DESCRIPTION
Luis Ayala	P	15-Day Disabled List
Brandon Beachy	P	15-Day Disabled List
Blake DeWitt	3B	15-Day Disabled List
Cristhian Martinez	P	15-Day Disabled List
Eric O'Flaherty	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jonny Venters	P	15-Day Disabled List
Jordan Walden	P	15-Day Disabled List

team weather and news

TEAM NEWS

WASHINGTON	ATLANTA
Washington Post	Atlanta Journal Constitution

BETTING TRENDS

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

No trends to report

ATLANTA BRAVES

No trends to report

PITCHER LAST 3 STARTS

STEPHEN STRASBURG (R) ERA: 2.66 W/L: 2-5

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/21/2013	SF	L	2-4	U	7	-100
05/16/2013	SD	W	6-2	O	8	100
05/11/2013	CHC	L	2-8	O	5	-191

MIKE MINOR (L) ERA: 2.78 W/L: 5-2

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/19/2013	LA	W	5-2	U	6	100
05/13/2013	ARI	W	10-1	O	6⅔	100
05/08/2013	CIN	W	7-2	O	7	119

Washington Nationals's relievers have pitched 12 innings in the last 3 games.
Atlanta Braves's relievers have pitched 11 innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
06/29/2012	Fri	WSH	5	ATL	4	WSH	-117	9	P	R Detwiler	R Delgado
06/03/2012	Sun	ATL	3	WSH	2	ATL	-135	7	U	T Hanson	G Gonzalez
06/02/2012	Sat	ATL	0	WSH	2	WSH	-122	6½	U	B Beachy	S Strasburg
05/27/2012	Sun	WSH	7	ATL	2	WSH	-119	6½	O	G Gonzalez	B Beachy
05/26/2012	Sat	WSH	8	ATL	4	WSH	109	7½	O	S Strasburg	M Minor
05/25/2012	Fri	WSH	7	ATL	4	WSH	-147	7	O	R Detwiler	T Hudson
09/25/2011	Sun	ATL	0	WSH	3	WSH	101	8	U	M Minor	R Detwiler
09/24/2011	Sat	ATL	1	WSH	4	WSH	139	8½	U	B Beachy	C Wang
09/23/2011	Fri	ATL	7	WSH	4	ATL	102	6½	O	T Hudson	S Strasburg
09/01/2011	Thu	WSH	2	ATL	5	ATL	-200	8	U	C Wang	T Hudson

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

NATIONALS

Nationals are the third lowest scoring team in the league at 3.4 runs per game.

Nationals have the second worst hits stat in the league at 7.4 per game.

Nationals are third worst in the league in times striking out with 8.1 per game.

Nationals give up the fewest free passes in the league allowing 2.5 per game.

BRAVES

Braves are second in the league in free passes at 3.6 per game.

Braves strike out more than any team in the league with 9.0 per game.

Braves have allowed the third fewest runs in the league at 3.5 runs per game.

Braves are the third best in base on balls allowed, allowing 2.5 per game.

Braves are third last in the league in striking out opponents with 6.9 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/29/2012	Fri	5	at ATL	4	W	-117	9	R Detwiler	6⅔	R Delgado
06/28/2012	Thu	10	at COL	11	L	130	11½	E Jackson	3	J Outman
06/27/2012	Wed	11	at COL	5	W	138	11	J Zimmermann	7	E Cabrera
06/26/2012	Tue	12	at COL	5	W	132	10½	G Gonzalez	6	C Friedrich
06/25/2012	Mon	2	at COL	4	L	171	10½	S Strasburg	6	J Francis

ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
06/29/2012	Fri	4	WSH	5	L	-117	9	R Delgado	4	R Detwiler
06/28/2012	Thu	2	ARI	3	L	-117	8½	J Jurrjens	5⅔	T Bauer
06/27/2012	Wed	6	ARI	4	W	-127	7½	T Hanson	6⅓	T Cahill
06/26/2012	Tue	8	ARI	1	W	-136	7½	T Hudson	8	D Hudson
06/24/2012	Sun	4	at BOS	9	L	-105	11	M Minor	4⅔	A Cook

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Washington's Overall Scoring vs Atlanta's Overall Defense	3.4	13	3.5	3
Washington's Away Scoring vs Atlanta's Home Defense	3.2	12	2.8	1
Washington's Road ERA vs Atlanta's Home ERA Allowed	4.2	9	4.9	2
Atlanta's Overall Scoring vs Washington's Overall Defense	4.4	5	3.9	6
Atlanta's Home Scoring vs Washington's Road Defense	4.9	4	4.5	11
Atlanta's Home ERA vs Washington's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	2	3.0	12

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	25-23	13-9	12-14	18-11	7-12	24-21-3	6-5	19-18
vs Div	9-8	4-3	5-5	7-6	2-2	8-8-1	3-1	6-7
Last 10	4-6	1-0	3-6	3-1	1-5	4-5-1	1-2	3-4
vs AL	5-0	5-0	0-0	3-0	2-0	3-2	0-0	5-0
vs NL	20-23	8-9	12-14	15-11	5-12	21-19-3	6-5	14-18

ATLANTA BRAVES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	29-18	15-5	14-13	19-9	10-9	27-19-1	11-5	18-13
vs Div	12-4	5-4	7-0	7-4	5-0	9-7	6-1	6-3
Last 10	8-2	6-0	2-2	8-0	0-2	5-4-1	3-1	5-1
vs AL	4-4	4-1	0-3	4-1	0-3	6-2	0-0	4-4
vs NL	25-14	11-4	14-10	15-8	10-6	21-17-1	11-5	14-9

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

STEPHEN STRASBURG VS. ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/29/2013	3-2	ATL	6	6	2	2	4	8	ND
04/13/2013	3-1	ATL	6	5	2	0	1	7	L
08/21/2012	4-1	WSH	6	4	1	1	1	10	W
07/20/2012	11-10	ATL	5⅓	8	4	4	3	5	ND
06/30/2012	7-5	ATL	3	2	3	3	4	4	L

MIKE MINOR VS. WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
09/16/2012	5-1	ATL	6	5	1	1	2	3	W
06/30/2012	7-5	ATL	5	5	4	4	5	2	W
05/26/2012	8-4	WSH	5	6	4	4	2	3	ND
09/25/2011	3-0	WSH	4⅔	6	1	1	2	5	L
09/15/2010	4-2	WSH	5	4	4	4	1	6	L