Atlanta dominated the Nationals last year, winning 14 of the 19 games between the two. They took eight of ten in the National's park to add insult to injury. The Nationals are a very young team with not much to show on paper and will be sending out Patrick Corbin to the mound. He was terrible against everyone last season, especially against the Braves. He allowed 15 earned runs in 14.1 innings with a 0-3 record against Atlanta. All the Brave's wins last season except four were by 2 or more runs. Max Fried is the team's ace and should be able to handle an anemic Washington lineup. The Nationals have fallen far since their World Series win not that long ago. The Braves win this one easily.

Play on Atlanta minus 1.5 runs.