Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals 7/15/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Nationals Park will play host to a Friday night MLB clash between the Atlanta Braves and the Washington Nationals. The Braves (54-37) have won eight of their previous 11 games and trail NL East Division leading New York by two games. Last night, Dansby Swanson and Michaell Harris II each contributed two-run blasts to power Atlanta to a 5-4 road victory against Washington.

Twenty-four year old righty Ian Anderson (7-5 4.98 ERA) is starting to show signs of improvement. In his last two starts, Anderson has allowed three runs and not surrendered a long ball across ten plus frames.

The Washington Nationals have dropped 34 of their first 48 home games and own the worst overall record in the majors. On Thursday, Washington SP Anibal Sanchez (0-1) gave up four runs in five innings and took the loss. Josh Bell and Maikel Franco each went deep in a losing effort for the Nationals, who fell to 30-61 on the year.

Thirty-two year old southpaw Patrick Corbin (4-11 5.70 ERA) has pitched better over the last month. In his last five starts, Corbin has allowed 11 runs and struck out 28 batters in 28 plus innings.