Tonight, the Washington Nationals will kick off a two game series against the Atlanta Braves at Nationals Park.

The Washington Nationals are scheduled to send right handed pitcher Jake Irvin who has a 2-8 record and a 5.62 ERA. Jake Irvin will make his 11th career start against the Braves and his fourth this season. Irvin is 3-4 with a 4.08 ERA against the Braves in his career.

Scheduled to start for the Atlanta Braves is right handed pitcher AJ Smith-Shawver who has a 0-0 record and a 5.93 ERA entering tonight’s game.

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On Deck…

Tomorrow, the Washington Nationals will play game two of two against the Atlanta Braves with the first pitch at 1:05 p.m. EDT. The Nationals have yet to name their starter while right handed pitcher Grant Holmes who has a 9-5 record and an 3.71 ERA scheduled to start for the Atlanta Braves

In the hole…

DAY OFF!!

The Nationals just finished a stretch of 16 games in 16 days and 39 games in the span of 41 days, so tomorrow, they will get a well deserved Day Off.