ASA top play on 10* OVER 9 Atlanta Braves @ Washington Nationals, 4:05 PM ET - We fell just short with this play yesterday but will come right back with it today. Even after a sub-par performance at the plate yesterday, the Nationals lead the NL with a .288 batting average against left-handed pitchers. Braves southpaw Drew Smyly gets the start here. Though he had a successful outing against the Nationals earlier this season, his current form is definitely trending the wrong way. Smyly has allowed 5 earned runs in each of his last 3 starts. Washington starter Jon Lester will be making just his 2nd start of the season. Though he had a solid 5-inning performance in his first start this season, Lester did record only 1 strikeout in his 5 innings. Atlanta enters this game having scored at least 5 runs in 4 of the last 5 road games. The Braves have a .264 batting average and .500 slugging percentage in night games this season. Both of those marks lead the NL! Considering that plus the Nationals being #1 in the National League for batting average against lefties and you can see why this one should be a high-scoring match-up. Though Washington's bullpen has been solid, too many innings may be expected of them here as Lester has averaged about 4 and 2 / 3 innings per start in his last 9 MLB starts. As for the Atlanta bullpen, the relievers have struggled this season on the road in particular and also the Braves pen has a 5.56 ERA last 5 games. We look for plenty of runs from both sides in this one! Bet Over