In our MLB predictions for Monday, June 13, we are breaking down the Braves vs. Nationals battle from Nationals Park in Washington, D.C. to bring you the best betting pick and odds for the first contest of a three-game series between the second and last place teams in the NL East Division. Atlanta defeated Pittsburgh on Sunday, 5-3, while Washington fell to Milwaukee, 4-1.
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Braves vs Nationals Betting Pick
This game will be played at Nationals Park at 7:05 PM ET on Monday, June 13, 2022.
Why Bet The Braves:
✅ The Washington Nationals are 12-20 at home. In June, Washington is to-one in their three home contests, but have lost the last three games to the Braves at Nationals Park. The Nationals are 24th in batting average at home (.239) and have a home ERA of 4.67, 26th overall.
✅ The Atlanta Braves are 14-13 on the road. They have won their last four road contests. The Braves have the sixth-best ERA on the road this season (3.39), allowing about 0.8 home runs per nine innings. Plus, Atlanta is 11th in team batting on the road at .237, hitting 33 home runs and 27 games.
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✅ The Atlanta Braves Ian Anderson has only made one start against Washington, back in 2020, but he tossed 7.0 shutout innings, allowing one hit and three walks while striking out nine. Josiah Gray has pitched well against Atlanta as well, allowing four earned runs in 16.0 career innings. Both starters are coming off impressive performances, so this should be a close contest.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves have an outstanding offense, ranked ninth in runs per game (4.64) and are fifth in OPS (.741). This has been a very impressive Braves offense, second in baseball in homeruns (84), led by Austin Riley who has 16 at has driven in 35 runs.
The Braves should expect no more than six innings out of Anderson, but they have an exceptional bullpen, fifth in ERA (3.02). They have given up seven home runs in 220.2 innings pitched.
Washington Nationals
The Nationals are 21st in runs per game (4.28) but are second in batting average (.257. A lack of power has hurt this team, as the Nationals are 24th in homeruns (49) with Juan Soto leading the club with 13. No other player has reached double digits.
The Washington bullpen does not provide much relief, as they are 26th in ERA (4.46), and have given up 14 home runs in 242.0 innings pitched. That is the sixth most amount of home runs given up by a bullpen.