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Match Up: Washington Nationals VS Atlanta Braves

WASHINGTONNATIONALS (25-24)

ATLANTABRAVES (30-18)

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TEAM	RECORD	MONEY	vsLHP	vsRHP	FAVE	DOG	OU	RUN DIFF
WSH	25-24	-$318	6-5	19-19	18-12	7-12	25-21-3
ATL	30-18	$987	11-5	19-13	20-9	10-9	27-20-1

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WSH	TEAM	ATL
3.41	RUNS	4.52
3.92	RUNS AGAINST	3.44
-0.51	DIFF	1.08
-$318	MONEY	$987
3.53	TEAM ERA	3.29
7.47	OFF HITS	8.25
2.86	OFF WALKS	3.56
8.12	OFF Ks	9.04
8.37	DEF HIT	8.08
2.51	DEF WALKS	2.54
7.02	DEF Ks	7.15

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

ROSS DETWILER (L) ERA: 2.76 W/L: 2-4

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/15/2013	LA	L	1-3	U	3	-100
05/10/2013	CHC	W	7-3	O	6⅔	100
05/03/2013	PIT	L	1-3	U	5	-100

KRIS MEDLEN (R) ERA: 3.16 W/L: 1-5

DATE	OPP	W/L	SCORE	OU	IP	$
05/24/2013	NYM	W	7-5	O	6	100
05/18/2013	LA	W	3-1	U	7	100
05/12/2013	SF	L	1-5	U	5⅓	-100

Washington Nationals's relievers have pitched 10⅓ innings in the last 3 games.
Atlanta Braves's relievers have pitched 7⅓ innings in the last 3 games.

HEAD TO HEAD DETAIL

DATE	DAY	AWAY	RUNS	HOME	RUNS	WINNER	HOMELINE	TOTAL	OU	AWAY STARTER	HOME STARTER
08/22/2012	Wed	ATL	5	WSH	1	ATL	-105	7½	U	K Medlen	R Detwiler
08/21/2012	Tue	ATL	1	WSH	4	WSH	-141	7	U	P Maholm	S Strasburg
08/20/2012	Mon	ATL	4	WSH	5	WSH	-126	7	O	T Hudson	J Zimmermann
07/22/2012	Sun	ATL	2	WSH	9	WSH	-146	8½	O	J Jurrjens	R Detwiler
07/21/2012	Sat	ATL	2	WSH	5	WSH	-109	8½	U	R Delgado	J Lannan
07/21/2012	Sat	ATL	4	WSH	0	ATL	-111	8	U	B Sheets	E Jackson
07/20/2012	Fri	ATL	11	WSH	10	ATL	-144	6½	O	T Hanson	S Strasburg
07/01/2012	Sun	WSH	8	ATL	4	WSH	-113	8	O	G Gonzalez	T Hudson
06/30/2012	Sat	WSH	5	ATL	7	ATL	128	8	O	S Strasburg	M Minor
06/29/2012	Fri	WSH	5	ATL	4	WSH	-117	9	P	R Detwiler	R Delgado

TOP 3/BOTTOM 3

NATIONALS

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

Nationals have the second worst hits stat in the league at 7.5 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.

Nationals are third last in the league in striking out opponents with 7.0 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 3.4 runs per game.

Braves are second best in walks allowed in the league at 2.5 per game.

TEAMS LAST 5 GAMES

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
09/12/2012	Wed	2	at NYM	0	W	-112	8	J Lannan	5⅔	M Harvey
09/11/2012	Tue	5	at NYM	3	W	-110	7	J Zimmermann	5	R Dickey
09/10/2012	Mon	5	at NYM	1	W	138	7	G Gonzalez	6	C McHugh
09/09/2012	Sun	0	MIA	8	L	-156	8	E Jackson	4⅔	R Nolasco
09/08/2012	Sat	7	MIA	6	W	-162	8	R Detwiler	5	M Buehrle

ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	DAY	RUNS	OPPONENT	RUNS	RESULT	MONEY LINE	TOTAL	STARTER	IP	OPP STARTER
09/12/2012	Wed	2	at MIL	8	L	-132	8½	P Maholm	4⅓	Y Gallardo
09/11/2012	Tue	0	at MIL	5	L	-102	8	T Hudson	6⅔	M Estrada
09/10/2012	Mon	1	at MIL	4	L	110	8½	M Minor	5⅔	W Peralta
09/09/2012	Sun	3	at NYM	2	W	117	8	T Hanson	5⅔	C Young
09/08/2012	Sat	11	at NYM	3	W	152	7½	K Medlen	6	J Hefner

STATS

Stats Breakdown		RANK		RANK
Washington's Overall Scoring vs Atlanta's Overall Defense	3.4	14	3.4	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	4.5	4	3.9	6
Atlanta's Home Scoring vs Washington's Road Defense	4.9	4	4.5	12
Atlanta's Home ERA vs Washington's Road ERA Allowed	2.5	2	3.0	13

TEAM VS DIVISION OR CONFERENCE

WASHINGTON NATIONALS

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	25-24	13-10	12-14	18-12	7-12	25-21-3	6-5	19-19
vs Div	9-9	4-4	5-5	7-7	2-2	9-8-1	3-1	6-8
Last 10	4-6	1-1	3-5	3-2	1-4	5-4-1	1-1	3-5
vs AL	5-0	5-0	0-0	3-0	2-0	3-2	0-0	5-0
vs NL	20-24	8-10	12-14	15-12	5-12	22-19-3	6-5	14-19

ATLANTA BRAVES

TITLE	SU	HOME	AWAY	FAVE	DOG	OU	vsLHP	vsRHP
Overall	30-18	15-5	15-13	20-9	10-9	27-20-1	11-5	19-13
vs Div	13-4	5-4	8-0	8-4	5-0	9-8	6-1	7-3
Last 10	8-2	6-0	2-2	8-0	0-2	4-5-1	2-1	6-1
vs AL	4-4	4-1	0-3	4-1	0-3	6-2	0-0	4-4
vs NL	26-14	11-4	15-10	16-8	10-6	21-18-1	11-5	15-9

PITCHER RECENT STARTS VS OPPONENT

ROSS DETWILER VS. ATLANTA BRAVES

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
04/12/2013	6-4	ATL	7	4	1	1	2	5	ND
09/14/2012	2-1	ATL	6	7	1	1	1	5	ND
08/22/2012	5-1	ATL	5⅓	7	2	2	1	4	L
07/22/2012	9-2	WSH	7	7	2	1	1	3	W
06/29/2012	5-4	WSH	6⅔	5	4	4	1	1	ND

KRIS MEDLEN VS. WASHINGTON NATIONALS

DATE	RUNS	WINNER	INNINGS PITCHED	HITS	RUNS	EARNED RUNS	WALKS	KS	DECISION
05/02/2013	3-1	WSH	7	7	3	3	3	8	L
09/14/2012	2-1	ATL	7	5	1	1	1	13	ND
08/22/2012	5-1	ATL	7	7	0	0	1	7	W