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You can bet Thursday's Braves vs. Nationals game online where Atlanta is +107 and Washington -116. The total has dropped to 9.
Pitching Matchup
PITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Anibal Sanchez (6-3, 2.89 ERA) vs. Nationals LH Gio Gonzalez (6-8, 4.04)
Sanchez held the New York Mets to one run on two hits over six innings Friday with a season-high nine strikeouts - the sixth-consecutive start he has worked at least six frames and is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA in three appearances (two starts) against the Nationals in 2018.
Gonzalez is winless in his past 11 starts, posting a 6.37 ERA with nine homers allowed in 53 2/3 innings, and opponents are hitting .303 with a .871 OPS in that span.
The Nationals are 6-13 in Gonzalez's last 19 starts vs. Braves.
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The Braves are 12-31 in the last 43 meetings in Washington.
Current 2018 MLB Record: 35-28 (55.5%)
2018 NBA Record: 12-4-1 (75%)
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
