Nationals vs. Braves: Which Team Holds the Key to Hidden Financial Gains?

Wednesday is typically a very busy day in the baseball world. There are a ton of games usually as this is typically the day that most series wrap up so we have almost every team playing. However, thanks to rainouts yesterday, we get double the action in a couple of series, so this is one of the busiest days I’ve seen in quite a while with baseball. This one isn’t a double header, but it is a game that I think we can focus on as the Nationals take on the Braves. 

The Nationals are likely to be one of the worst teams in the league. Perhaps worst is an overstatement. In reality, they aren’t going to be terrible, but they won’t compete for a playoff spot. The team is nine games under .500 at this point in the season and they have double the amount of road losses as they do wins. Washington is hitting just .237 and they’ve scored 176 runs for the season. This isn’t terrible, but the pitching staff has been rather abysmal for the Nationals. Collectively, the team has a 5.42 ERA and a 1.46 WHIP. The team has allowed at least four earned runs in eight straight games and have lost seven of those games in a row. Today they have Mitchell Parker taking the hill. Parker has been solid for the Nationals, going 3-3 with a 3.97 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP for the year. His road ERA looks a bit ugly, allowing nine earned runs in 16 innings. In fairness to him, this will be just his fourth start of the year on the road and he has allowed five earned in one game, the other two games were quality starts. Braves hitters haven’t done all that well against Parker, hitting just .171 in 41 at-bats. 

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