Atlanta Braves at Washington Nationals 9/26/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

In Monday night MLB action, the Atlanta Braves will travel to the nation’s capital to take on the Washington Nationals. The Braves (95-58) are 11 games above .500 on the road and trail NL East Division leading New York by 1.5 games. On Sunday, All-Star SS Dansby Swanson homered and drove in three runs during an 8-7 road victory against Philadelphia in 11 innings.

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker has yet to name a starting pitcher for this game. The Braves currently rank fifth in the majors with a 3.46 team ERA and have notched 68 quality starts.

The Washington Nationals have dropped 50 of their 74 home games and own the worst overall record in the majors. On Sunday, SS C.J. Abrams collected three of Washington’s 13 hits and scored twice during a 6-1 road victory against Miami. Veteran SP Anibal Sanchez (3-6) tossed five shutout frames to earn the win for the Nationals, who improved to 53-99 on the year. 

The Nationals will give the nod to twenty-seven year old righty Cory Abbott (0-3 4.85 ERA) on Monday. Last time out, Abbott gave up four runs in four innings during a 5-2 road loss against Atlanta.