This is a 1* Free Play on the Washington Nationals.

The visiting Atlanta Braves will send Mike Minor (6-9, 4.65 ERA) to the hill; Minor has pitched well of late but hasn't gotten the run support to earn wins. Note that Minor has notched five straight quality starts over his last five trips to the mound but has just two wins to show for it. The lefty though has struggled against the Nationals in ten starts against them in posting a pedestrian 4.64 ERA over 52 innings of work. The Nationals counter with Doug Fister (12-6, 2.66 ERA) who is looking to bounce back off his third straight loss; I think he has good shot here though as he is 2-0 with a strong 1.80 ERA against Atlanta lifetime. This is a good situational play also, Washington gets set to start its second straight home stand, while the Braves are coming off a series in Miami, and as we know, the road has not been kind to Atlanta this year, it's just 34-37 away from friendly confines (conversely, Washington is 43-27 in front of the home town crowd). The Nats are also looking for revenge after losing two of three in Atlanta last time the teams faced off; consider taking the home side.

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